Patrick (1978)

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He's in a coma... Yet, he can kill...

A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.

• Released: 1978-10-01
• Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 105 votes

Directed by Richard Franklin.

Top cast

• Robert Thompson as Patrick
• Susan Penhaligon as Kathy Jacquard
• María Mercedes as Nurse Panicale
• Robert Helpmann as Dr. Roget
• Rod Mullinar as Ed Jacquard
• Helen Hemingway as Sister Williams
• Bruce Barry as Dr. Brian Wright
• Julia Blake as Matron Cassidy
• Carole-Ann Aylett as Patrick's Mother
• Walter Pym as Captain

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Patrick

• United States: stream on AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, Night Flight Plus, FlixFling, Eternal Family, Midnight Pulp, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Chilling, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Darkroom, Bloodstream, Cineverse, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
• Canada: stream on FlixFling, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Bloodstream; watch free on Bloodstream, Tubi TV; rent on Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on ABC iview, 10; rent on JustWatch TV

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