# Twister (1996)

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**Runtime**: 113 min
**Genres**: Action, Adventure, Drama
**Directed by**: Jan de Bont
**Written by**: Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin
**Starring**: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Lois Smith, Philip Seymour Hoffman

> *The dark side of nature.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You chase tornadoes in Oklahoma, but then violent storms intensify, and the team's device is put to the test. The director's use of real storm footage amplifies the danger.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.6/10 (249196 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 68% · Metacritic 68/100

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