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The Dead Center

The Dead Center

20195.81h 33m

Overview

When a mysterious "John Doe" wakes up in a morgue and wanders into a psychiatric ward, a devoted doctor and curious medical examiner must slowly uncover dark and sinister secrets about the man that reveal a more horrifying truth than they could have ever imagined.

Directed by Billy Senese
Written by Billy Senese
Produced by Jonathan Rogers, Denis Deck, Billy Senese
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Top Cast

Shane Carruth

Shane Carruth

Daniel Forrester

Poorna Jagannathan

Poorna Jagannathan

Sarah Grey

Jeremy Childs

Jeremy Childs

John Doe

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Bill Feehely

Edward Graham

J. Thomas Bailey

J. Thomas Bailey

Travis

Quinn Cooke

Quinn Cooke

Parker

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Josh Croft

Ward Janitor

Karen B. Greer

Karen B. Greer

Patient

Heather Le Roy

Heather Le Roy

Dr. Tracey

Jessejames Locorriere

Jessejames Locorriere

Lobby Patient

Themes & Keywords

suicidebureaucracynurseambulancebathroomdetectivemotelsupernaturalhypnosisgoreparking garagemorguemedical examinertennesseedead bodycrime scenehospitaldoctorpatientmental patientdeathmental illnesspsychiatric wardneedlemedical examinationsedationhypnotherapyjump scaresuicide preventionmedical malpracticesedativepatient zerobody horrorbloodpsychiatric patientjohn doefemale bossunethical doctormale protagonistsunited states

About The Dead Center

The Dead Center is a thriller, horror, mystery film released in 2019 exploring themes of suicide, bureaucracy, nurse, ambulance, bathroom, detective. Directed by Billy Senese, it stars Shane Carruth, Poorna Jagannathan, Jeremy Childs. When a mysterious "John Doe" wakes up in a morgue and wanders into a psychiatric ward, a devoted doctor and curious medical examiner must slowly uncover dark and sinister secrets about the man that reveal a more horrifying truth than they could have ever imagined.

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