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Dune

Dune (1984)

A world beyond your experience, beyond your imagination.

Release:1984
Runtime:2h 16m
Country:United States
Director:David Lynch
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureScience Fiction
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Keywords

witchEmpireGalaxyrebellionfutureSpace MarineArmymonster
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Dune rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.3/10· 191K votes
Rotten Tomatoes36%
Metacritic41%
TMDb6.2/10· 3K votes

With 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 41/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Dune

In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.

Cast of Dune

  • Kyle MacLachlan

    Kyle MacLachlan

    as Paul Atreides

  • Francesca Annis

    Francesca Annis

    as Lady Jessica

  • Patrick Stewart

    Patrick Stewart

    as Gurney Halleck

  • Linda Hunt

    Linda Hunt

    as Shadout Mapes

  • José Ferrer

    José Ferrer

    as Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV

  • Freddie Jones

    Freddie Jones

    as Thufir Hawat

  • Brad Dourif

    Brad Dourif

    as Piter De Vries

  • Richard Jordan

    Richard Jordan

    as Duncan Idaho

  • Virginia Madsen

    Virginia Madsen

    as Princess Irulan

  • Silvana Mangano

    Silvana Mangano

    as Reverend Mother Ramallo

  • Everett McGill

    Everett McGill

    as Stilgar

  • Sting

    Sting

    as Feyd Rautha

Dune facts

Budget
$40M
Box office
$31.5M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •David Lynch adapts science fiction epic with visually distinctive approach
  • •Chosen one mythology explores political conflict within desert setting
  • •Baron conflict provides ambitious scope for power struggle narrative

What the audience disliked

  • •Narrative becomes convoluted losing thematic coherence in second half
  • •Pacing drags making complex plot difficult to follow for general audiences

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