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The Mesmerist (2002)88 minMysteryRating 43/100

Based on the Edgar Allen Poe short story, "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," this twisted black comedy revolves around a doctor who convinces a dying man's family to allow him to put the man in a trance as he takes his final breaths. As the man descends in to the afterworld, he slowly discovers the answer to the ultimate question of mankind.

Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Capshaw, Jason Carter, Howard Hesseman, Jo Champa, George Wyner, Michael A. Goorjian

Director: Gil Cates Jr.