Communion
Directed by Philippe MoraOn December 26, 1985, Whitley Strieber has a strange nightmare. In the following days, plagued by painful headaches, his behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Later, under hypnosis, he realizes that his dream was not a dream at all.
Communion Ratings & Reviews
- ZokkiieDecember 27, 2025It is an interesting idea wrapped in a very strange movie. Christopher Walken is fun to watch as always, and the dream-logic, surreal tone is kind of cool at first. But it’s a bit too long, and the pacing drags once the weirdness stops being surprising. The biggest problem is the alien makeup — it looks cheap and honestly hasn’t aged well at all, which makes a lot of the supposed scares fall flat. Overall, it’s not terrible, just a curious, uneven sci-fi oddity that works better as a concept than as a movie.
- Monsieur JacobMay 4, 2025Communion was a paradigm shifting book for me it haunts me to this day. This movie tries to be horror, but the practical effects come off as cheesy. If I wasn't such a fan of the book it would be a 2 star movie. But the book and CW are why I love this movie so much. Is no fire in the sky but it does have a special place in my heart.
- NathanTheDadOctober 13, 2024Solidly a 3 for the quality of acting from Christopher Walken. He's brilliant in this. The horror aspects are light. Overall, the greatest aspect of this movie is never knowing whether what you're seeing on screen is real. There's no explanation for whether any of what's shown is real. I actually love that.
Communion Trivia
Communion was released on November 10, 1989.
Communion was directed by Philippe Mora.
Communion has a runtime of 1h 49m.
Communion was produced by Dan Allingham, Whitley Strieber, Philippe Mora.
On December 26, 1985, Whitley Strieber has a strange nightmare. In the following days, plagued by painful headaches, his behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Later, under hypnosis, he realizes that his dream was not a dream at all.
The key characters in Communion are Whitley Strieber (Christopher Walken), Anne Strieber (Lindsay Crouse), Dr. Janet Duffy (Frances Sternhagen).
Communion is rated R.
Communion is a Biography, Drama, Horror film.
Communion has an audience rating of 4.6 out of 10.
Communion had a budget of $5M.
Communion has made $1.9M at the box office.