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Powder (1995)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:9

Rotten:9

Average Rating:5.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Because teenager Jeremy Reed has skin that's literally as white as snow, everyone calls him "Powder". He also has extraordinary powers: telekinesis, telepathy, and an incredibly high IQ, a... Because teenager Jeremy Reed has skin that's literally as white as snow, everyone calls him "Powder". He also has extraordinary powers: telekinesis, telepathy, and an incredibly high IQ, a condition caused when lightning struck his mother during her pregnancy. She died after the accident, and since then Powder's grandfather has locked him in the basement, hiding him from all mankind. But after his guardian dies, the newly discovered lad goes to a school for troubled boys. Here, Powder's special gifts finally reveal themselves for better or for worse. Although two teachers and a pretty girl have befriended him, Powder will never enjoy an easy life, for he is truly a stranger in a strange land. [More]

Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Lance Henriksen

Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Lance Henriksen, Missy Crider

Director: Victor Salva

Director: Victor Salva

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Joe Leydon

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Derek Adams

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 09 2006 03:16 AM

Time Out

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2/5

Chuck O'Leary

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comment Comment | Oct., 06 2005 10:28 PM

Fantastica Daily

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Aug., 11 2005 09:02 AM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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3/5

Clint Morris

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comment Comment | May., 06 2005 02:46 AM

Film Threat

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0/4

Michael Dequina

Pretentious, uninvolving headscratcher that aims to be tragic and uplifting and falls way short; the only thing it'll lift is your butt from your seat midway through the film.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 08 2005 04:28 PM

TheMovieReport.com

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3/5

Fred Topel

Okay drama, could have been more moving

comment Comment | Dec., 28 2003 11:37 PM

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Caryn James

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Nell Minow

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comment Comment | Apr., 18 2003 02:29 AM

Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Jan., 29 2003 07:52 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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4/5

Christopher Smith

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comment Comment | Oct., 16 2002 05:30 AM

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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3/5

Ken Hanke

Interesting film that's just a little too much like an expanded X Files episode

comment Comment | Oct., 02 2002 10:14 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Offbeat drama about a mystic with strange powers and a compassionate service of others.

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Christine James

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Barbara Shulgasser

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Christopher Null

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Cynthia Fuchs

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Philadelphia City Paper

 
 
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