Movie·2006·131 min

Desperation

Name: Desperation
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 2006-05-23
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Steven Weber, Annabeth Gish, Charles Durning, Matt Frewer

Desperation is available in the US to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and 4 more apps, and is not on a subscription app right now, as of October 5, 2026.

In this town, there are no accidents.

5.5 / 10 · TMDBAudience 33%IMDb 5.3Letterboxd 2.5

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Drama Fantasy Horror Thriller Mystery

When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.

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