The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) Reviews & Ratings

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The Serpent and the Rainbow reviews

The Serpent and the Rainbow holds a 6.4/10 average from 571 TMDB ratings.

A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.

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