Charlie

Ashland summer. A child’s doll blackens mid-swing. A father drags his daughter across motel rooms while unseen agents close in, her fingers leaving blisters on walls. A Stephen King adaptation that forgets it’s a horror.

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Mark L. Lester directed Charlie in 1984. See Mark L. Lester's full filmography, where to start with Mark L. Lester, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mark L. Lester.

Charlie was released in 1984 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 115 minutes.