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55% Critic Match
Desperation
“In this town, there are no accidents.”
5.5 / 10• 2006• 2h 11m•R• English
DramaFantasyHorrorThrillerMystery
Storyline
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
Cast & Crew
Tom Skerritt
John Edward Marinville
Lead
Steven Weber
Steve Ames
Annabeth Gish
Mary Jackson
Charles Durning
Tom Billingsley
Matt Frewer
Ralph Carver
Henry Thomas
Peter Jackson
Shane Haboucha
David Carver
Kelly Overton
Cynthia Smith
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mick Garris's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Desperation is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
