The Atticus Institute

2015

Action / Horror

23
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 33% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 28% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 10301 10.3K

government experiment 1970s supernatural psychology possession

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Plot summary

In the early 1970s, Dr. Henry West creates an institute to find people with supernatural abilities. When Judith Winstead comes to the facility, she exhibits amazing abilities that the military wants to turn into a weapon.

Director

Chris Sparling Photo
Chris Sparling

Top cast

Bill J. Stevens Photo
Bill J. Stevens as John Pruitt
Joe Guarneri Photo
Joe Guarneri as Sergeant Parella
Gerald McCullouch Photo
Gerald McCullouch as Steven West
Lou Beatty Jr. Photo
Lou Beatty Jr. as Darrell Price
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
699.18 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
TV-14
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
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1.24 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
TV-14
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by tiailds 6 / 10

I was not sure what to expect before

I was not sure what to expect before watching this. I now understand why this is shown on cable more than most POV horror out these days. "Was it interesting?" For the most part. Framing it as a legitimate documentary helped it. The dated setting, lack of technology, and inability to see the characters away from the action hurt it some. 2 out of 3 "Was it entertaining?" That is it's biggest problem. Little drama beyond emotional storytelling and only a few real good paranormal scenes. 1 out of 3 "Was it memorable?" The form of the movie was, but otherwise didn't make too much of an impact. It mostly just tries to stand out among it's sub-genre. 1.5 out of 3 Start with 1, 1+2+1+1.5=5.5 I'm rounding up for just using decent actors and good editing. A 6 with these type of movies is definitely above average.
Reviewed by dkanungoe 7 / 10

Hard to believe what you are watching is not Real....

Frankly I am very fond of horror movies especially those involving demonic possessions based on true stories. Well 'The Atticus Institute' certainly falls in that genre. The best thing that I liked about this movie was the way in which the story was told, shot more like a documentary, depicting events using recorded footage's. In addition there were certain events in the movie which are based on true stories.The movie starts at a slow pace but in a unique way uses some of the characters to narrate the incidents that occurred in 1976 at a paranormal institute. This film takes its time to build the tension and suspense but it does so masterfully that in the end you are left wandering what you are watching is not really happening.A film is only as good as the cast, which made me wonder how difficult it was to play the Judith Winstead's character. But hats off to Rya Kihlstedt (Judith Winstead), she was absolutely marvelous from the beginning to the end. The movie is written and directed by Chris Sparling who also directed movies like Buried. The Atticus Institute also has some really scary scenes with the demonic possession display shot to perfection.Overall I can say 'The Atticus Institute' is a movie that in a unique way provides a lot of suspense. Initially one can find the movie a bit slow but I can assure you as the movie moves forward it will captivate your imagination making it hard to believe that what you are watching is not real. I really enjoyed watching this movie so will rate it 7/10.
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