Thinner (1996)
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Let the curse fit the crime.
An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.
- Released: 1996-10-25
- Genres: Fantasy, Horror
- Runtime: 1h 32m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 709 votes
Directed by Tom Holland.
Top cast
- Robert John Burke as Billy Halleck
- Michael Constantine as Tadzu Lempke
- Lucinda Jenney as Heidi Halleck
- Kari Wührer as Gina Lempke
- John Horton as Cary Rossington
- Sam Freed as Mike Houston
- Daniel von Bargen as Duncan Hopley
- Joe Mantegna as Richie Ginelli
- Elizabeth Franz as Leda Rossington
- Walter Bobbie as Kirk Penschley
Where to watch Thinner
- United States: stream on Paramount Plus Essential, AMC; watch free on Hoopla, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV
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