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Review of Thinner (1996) by Dalton N — 28 Apr 2011

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Great Stephen King adaption here. Very bizzare story.

This review of Thinner (1996) was written by Dalton N on 28 Apr 2011.

Thinner has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Daniel S (2,332) on 30 Sep 2012

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By Carson H (27) on 07 Nov 2014

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Fairly basic stephen king adaptation about gypsy curses. it kinda just exists. everything is fine with it but it has tv movie written all over it…

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