The Lawnmower Man

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The Lawnmower Man

R

1992

1h 48m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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The eccentric Dr. Lawrence Angelo puts mentally disabled landscaper Jobe Smith on a regimen of experimental pills and computer-simulated training sequences in hopes of augmenting the man's intelligence. In time, Jobe becomes noticeably brighter and also begins to fare much better with the opposite sex. As he develops psychic powers, he realizes that those around him have taken advantage of his simplicity his whole life, and he plots a bloody revenge.

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The Lawnmower Man suffers from a predictable, melodramatic script, and its once-groundbreaking visual effects look dated today.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Jun 20, 2024

While ultimately the villain, Jobe is also a victim, and his retreat into the virtual world is entirely understandable.

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Apr 1, 2014

2/4

The Lawnmower Man echoes Frankenstein and a zillion other noble-scientist-whose-experiment-goes-awry movies.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Apr 1, 2014

2/5

The Lawnmower Man has it all -- melodramatic plot, bad acting, special effects that will undoubtedly seem cheesy in about five minutes and even a concluding sequence in which the usual lofty moral is voiced.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 15, 2025

2/5

Source material aside, this merely feels like a "dangers of technology" story, without the mind behind the project putting any more thought into it than that.

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

Jan 27, 2024

3/4

It’s cheesy and dripping in 90s silliness, but this VR thriller offers an unnerving – if not absurd – cyberthriller.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jul 19, 2022

3/5

…even if the story is rote, this wacky directors cut is probably the best way to appreciate the skewed, past-tense vision of our future that we get a glimpse of here…

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Vincent R

@vincentr Oct 11, 2026

This universe is mine, i am GOD here

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B P

@Bradster69 Oct 1, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 10, 2026

The Lawnmower Man = a 2 star Movie!

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Jason H

@RT50328122 Aug 24, 2026

If you can forgive the cornball visuals and cheesy early - Nineties synth secure, this is an enjoyable sci-fi/horror take on Flowers for Algernon.

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Giovanni P.

@imgiovanni May 5, 2026

It's fun seeing all the retro computer graphics but otherwise this movie is awful. The Terminator came out in 1984, eight years before, and even it looks more advanced than this strange movie. It's no wonder that Stephen King sued to have his name taken off of this movie. And he won. How did Pierce Brosnan ever survive this disaster? I don't know.

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Frans B

@FransB Feb 13, 2026

Amazing movie at the time. Jaw dropping CGI and concept in the 90's. Whole cast convincing in character. Well written and directed. Great cinematography and visually appealing. Lots of action, drama, suspense, intrigue and emotion.

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Synopsis

The eccentric Dr. Lawrence Angelo puts mentally disabled landscaper Jobe Smith on a regimen of experimental pills and computer-simulated training sequences in hopes of augmenting the man's intelligence. In time, Jobe becomes noticeably brighter and also begins to fare much better with the opposite sex. As he develops psychic powers, he realizes that those around him have taken advantage of his simplicity his whole life, and he plots a bloody revenge.

Director: Brett Leonard
Producer: Gimel Everett
Screenwriter: Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett
Production Co: Allied Vision
Rating: R (Sensuality|Language|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 1992, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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