Scanners Movies: Scanner Cop Films
The Scanner Cop duology takes the scanner concept in a different direction, focusing on law enforcement officers with psychic abilities. These films operate as a spin-off from the main Scanners storyline, creating their own self-contained narrative about police work enhanced by telepathic powers.
This watch list is for viewers who want to explore how scanner abilities work within a police procedural framework, offering a different tone and approach compared to the body horror and corporate conspiracy themes of the main trilogy.
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Scanner Cop
A rookie police officer with telepathic scanning abilities must use his unique powers to stop a mad scientist who is using mind control to murder fellow cops.
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Scanner Cop II
A Scanner cop must come out of retirement to stop a ruthless psychic villain who is draining the life force from other Scanners to increase his own power.
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Other Film Series
Darkman
Sam Raimi's cult superhero-horror trilogy following a disfigured scientist who becomes a vigilante.
Godzilla
The legendary Japanese kaiju franchise spanning 70+ years across multiple eras and continuities.
Phantasm
A surreal horror franchise following young Mike Pearson and ice cream vendor Reggie in their ongoing battle against the interdimensional Tall Man and his deadly silver spheres.
The Purge
A dystopian horror franchise set in an America where all crime is legal for 12 hours once a year during an annual event called The Purge.
Tremors
Kevin Bacon and Michael Gross battle subterranean Graboids in this cult monster franchise spanning three decades.
Warlock
A supernatural horror trilogy featuring different standalone stories about malevolent warlocks, connected more by theme than narrative continuity.