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Thinner (1996)

1996 · Tom Holland · 92 min · United States of America · Edited by 1

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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.

A 1996 title built around Based on, Body horror and Curse. Directed by Tom Holland.

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Spanish: Thinner, la maldición gitana
French: La peau sur les os
German: Stephen King's Thinner - Der Fluch
Italian: L'occhio del male
Portuguese: A Maldição
Chinese: 瘦到死
Japanese: スティーヴン・キング痩せゆく男
Korean: 스티븐 킹의 시너

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