Thinner, Stephen Kings is a 1996 English-language movie. A fat Lawyer finds himself growing Thinner when an old gypsy man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the gypsy to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner. Written by. It was released on 25th October 1996.