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The Hand
“It lives. It crawls. And suddenly, it kills.”
59%
Movie
1h 44m
AI Analysis
The Hand (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Hand (1981) — a movie tagged as Horror and Thriller with dark and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~104 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Hand 59% (168 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Hand suits viewers who want a dark and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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59%
from 168 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-04-24
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 42149
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Is there an official trailer for The Hand?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Hand directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Hand about?
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder t... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Hand?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Hand?
The official runtime for The Hand is approximately 104 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Michael Caine
Jonathan Lansdale

Andrea Marcovicci
Anne Lansdale

Annie McEnroe
Stella Roche

Bruce McGill
Brian Ferguson

Viveca Lindfors
Psychologist

Rosemary Murphy
Karen Wagner
- M
Mara Hobel
Lizzie Lansdale

Pat Corley
Sheriff

Nicholas Hormann
Bill Richamn
- E
Edward Marshall
Doctor (as Ed Marshall)

Charles Fleischer
David Maddow
- J
John Stinson
Therapist
- R
Richard Altman
Hammond
- S
Sparky Watt
Sergeant

Tracey Walter
Cop
- B
Brian Kenneth Hume
Boy in Classroom
- L
Lora Pearson
Girl in Classroom

Oliver Stone
Bum
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