Dreamscape (1984)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Close your eyes and the adventure begins.

In order to diagnose the psychic traumas suffered by his patients, Dr. Paul Novotny gets young Alex Gardner to enter their dreams.

• Released: 1984-08-15
• Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 331 votes

Directed by Joseph Ruben.

Top cast

• Dennis Quaid as Alex Gardner
• Max von Sydow as Paul Novotny
• Christopher Plummer as Bob Blair
• Eddie Albert as The President
• Kate Capshaw as Jane DeVries
• David Patrick Kelly as Tommy Ray Glatman
• George Wendt as Charlie Prince
• Larry Gelman as Mr. Webber
• Cory 'Bumper' Yothers as Buddy
• Redmond Gleeson as Snead

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dreamscape

• United States: stream on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV, YouTube Free
• India: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
• Australia: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex

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