- HD 1080
- Runtime: 131m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Mick Garris
- Stars: Tom Skerritt, Steven Weber, Annabeth Gish, Charles Durning, Matt Frewer
- keywords: sheriff, psychopath, nevada, highway, serial killer
- Production_studio: Touchstone Television, Sennet Entertainment
- Slogan: In this town, there are no accidents.
- The Desperation is featured in the top rankings of 2006
- #45 in Top Fantasy Movies of 2006
- #60 in Top Mystery Movies of 2006
- #65 in Top Horror Movies of 2006
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.