Plot: A former secret agent, Ki-heon, is living in seclusion due to trauma. When he meets a cloned human, Seo Bok, his restless journey begins.

KBZ’s Take: This film was initially in our Top Films About Clones You Haven’t Seen and the film features a cloned human with telekinetic powers. We have included our original writeup below..

Where the film excels is from a philosophical front and tackling issues of what defines being human and how a genetically superior clone might be viewed by society. In this film, the genetically engineered clone is referred to as ‘the specimen’ by the scientists and the film is great when it explores issues of how humanity is defined.

However, where the film loses some of its luster is with Seobok’s ‘superpowers’ which are reminiscent of films like Firestarter (1984) and Midnight Special (2016). While those films were able to tie the protagonists’ psychic powers or superpowers to an emotional foundation, Seobok doesn’t fully explain the superpower itself and seems like an unnecessary element that was added. It’s used too frequently in the latter half of the film which takes away from the emotional element of Seobok questioning his role as a specimen and guinea pig for humans.

With all of that said, it is still one of the better films of the subgenre but could have been a classic if it had stayed focused on its initial philosophical and emotional themes of cloning.

Additional Lists: Top Films About Clones You Haven’t Seen #9

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Plot: Comatose hospital patient kills people through his power of telekinesis.

KBZ’s Take: This Australian Psychic Powers/Slasher film is a bit of a cult classic. While it was remade as Patrick (2013), the original is the version to see. Though it has a low budget, it has a surprisingly creepy atmosphere and emulates the suspense of some of Hitchcock’s best films.

It’s by no means a great film, but it’s one of the better films of the Psychic Powers subgenre and telekinesis.

Additional Lists: Top Films About Psychic Powers You Haven’t Seen #8

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Plot: An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.

KBZ’s Take: If you’re not familiar with Roald Dahl, he was a British writer who created popular children’s novels – many of which have been adapted for film. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been adapted into Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), The Witches for The Witches (1990) and Roald Dahl’s The Witches (2020) and Matilda was the source novel for this film and a recent musical.

Like most of Dahl’s works they tend to have darker themes for children and Matilda is no exception. The film and novel are centered around Matilda’s growing telekinetic powers and the often-humorous ways she uses them. But, while the film is great for families, its darker undertones might not be suitable for very young children.

Even as a film that was primarily made for children, it’s one that any fan of telekinesis films shouldn’t miss.

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Plot: Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses to not only win her back, but to gain a little revenge.

KBZ’s Take: This isn’t one of Chevy Chase’s best comedies and the humor in the film misses more than it hits. But when it hits, and it often does when Chase uses his newfound telekinetic powers, they are classic scenes of the subgenre.

The ballet scene alone is arguably the funniest use of telekinetic powers in the subgenre and it’s a must see for any fan of telekinesis movies.

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Plot: A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realizes that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.

KBZ’s Take: This is one of the darkest films of the subgenre and one where telekinetic powers aren’t a blessing – but a curse.

The film is set up as a Mystery Thriller as it tracks the apparent murder of John Morlar (Richard Burton) who unsuccessfully convinced others that his telekinetic powers resulted in various tragedies. It’s one of the best films of the subgenre that shows how a man with psychic powers, that he cannot control, could lead to the destruction of mankind.

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Plot: A father tries to save his son from a government agency that has kidnapped his son for his powerful psychic abilities.

KBZ’s Take: A popular film of the late 1970’s, it has slowly faded into obscurity due to time. However, this is one of the best films about psychic powers and features multiple psychic abilities including telekinesis and telepathy.

The film also features one of the best and darkest displays of telekinetic abilities with a thrilling sequence set at The Old Chicago amusement park. It’s one of Brian DePalma’s better films and should be sought out by younger fans of the Psychic Powers subgenre.

Additional Lists: Top Films About Psychic Powers You Haven’t Seen #4

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Plot: Peyton and Barney are fun loving high school students working on a science project with white mice. When one of the mice begins to move food toward itself without touching it, Barney finds he has accidentally discovered a formula for telekinetic powers. Now, how much trouble can a high school boy who can move things with just his mind get into?

KBZ’s Take: Unless you grew up during the early 80’s Sex Comedy craze, you likely are not aware of this film. Though it sits firmly in the B-tier of Sex Comedies during this period, its unique storyline and telekinesis ‘moments’ helped give the film an infamous reputation amongst early 80’s teens.

Current generations of viewers might find the film tame in comparison to more notorious Sex Comedy fare like Porky’s (1981), but for any film lovers that want the full 80’s Sex Comedy experience (with a unique telekinetic twist), Zapped! should definitely be included on your viewing list.

Additional Lists: The Best 1980’s Sex Comedies #7

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Plot: Ja-yoon is a high school student who struggles with memory loss after she endured some unknown trauma during her childhood. While trying to uncover the truth, she is unwittingly dragged into a world of crime and finds herself on a journey that will awaken many secrets hidden deep within.

KBZ’s Take: This is a film that will likely end up on our “Best Of” lists for both Psychic Powers Films and Genetic Engineering Films. It’s a lesser-known South Korean from 2018 that has developed a cult following. Those who have seen the film (ourselves included) cannot stop raving about it.

The Witch: Part 1 is an action-packed and bloody film about a group of genetically engineered children that develop psychic powers. It also features a great story as Ja-yoon (Kim Da-mi) can’t seem to remember her violent past or how she developed powers.

This is a must-see film of the subgenre. Though it starts slowly, it quickly accelerates to a third act filled with telekinetic battles that are some of the best you’ll ever see. We’re 100% confident fans of telekinesis will love this film.

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Plot: Scanners are men and women born with incredible telepathic and telekinetic powers. There are many who exercise the benefits of their special gifts in a safe and judicious manner. However, there is a group of renegade scanners who plan to create a race that will rule the world.

KBZ’s Take: As with most Cronenberg sci-fi films, there’s almost always a healthy dose of Body Horror. Scanners delivers on both fronts as one of the best Films About Psychic Powers and some of the most iconic Body Horror of the entire subgenre. There are so many classic psychic powers-induced Body Horror scenes in this film that it’s hard to choose just one. Note: graphic content in the previous links and not for the faint of heart.

What also gives this film an edge over other subgenre films is the entire backstory of how Scanners are created and their plan to take over the world. It’s also Michael Ironside’s defining role as the villainous scanner, Revok.

Though David Cronenberg is mostly known for his iconic Body Horror Films such as Videodrome (1983) and The Fly (1986), it’s his terrifying view of the destructive and nihilistic nature of psychic powers in Scanners that are some of the most unforgettable themes of the subgenre.

Additional Lists: Best Body Horror Films of All Time #2, Best Cronenberg Body Horror Films #3

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Plot: Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.

KBZ’s Take: It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Carrie topped this list as it’s considered the best film about telekinesis. While Scanners is arguably the best film about psychic powers, Carrie is solely about her telekinetic powers and how they’re used for revenge.

Though there have been remakes with Carrie (2002) & Carrie (2013) and a sequel in The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), there’s just no topping the original. Casting was perfect with Sissy Spacek (as Carrie), Piper Laurie (as her demented mother) and John Travolta and Karen Allen as great teenage villains.

But the coup de grace of the film is Brian DePalma’s direction of one of the most suspense-filled and iconic finales to any horror film. There’s little doubt that when it comes to full telekinetic powers on display, Carrie White’s are the most destructive, terrifying and best of the subgenre.

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