The Atticus Institute

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The Atticus Institute

Released Jan 23, 2015

1h 22m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

The setting is (mostly) the Seventies, but this is without doubt a post-9/11 movie, where the devil's work has already been done and all innocence has long since been lost.

Mar 2, 2015

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Marija Djurovic

Cairo360

There's a sense of repetitiveness that kicks in about halfway through, eventually dragging the film to an unsurprising and unoriginal ending.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 2, 2016

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Scott Weinberg

TheHorrorShow

It actually feels like a "Discovery Channel"-style documentary that just happens to wander into some very supernatural places.

Aug 23, 2015

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Anton Bitel

ScreenAnarchy

a literal answer to the question of what keeps possessing the US to conduct itself the questionable way it does in war, whether Cold or on Terror.

Mar 2, 2015

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Matt Donato

We Got This Covered

The Atticus Institute is a blast from the past, but it's not a very scary one.

Rated: 5/10

Jan 24, 2015

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Dustin Putman

TheFrightFile.com

Admirably constructed, but the derivative script makes it difficult for one to become too enthused by the stock goings-on.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 20, 2015

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Leslie J

Are you kidding with the low reviews??? This was TERRIFYING! I couldn't look at her eyes any longer!!! Where ever they found this woman for this movie, they deserve a medal 🏅!! Very different, engrossing and believable! TERRIFYING!! Decided for yourself! These average viewers think their professional film critics!! ( rolling eyes)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Solomon K

Not the worst I've ever seen. Good idea for a horror movie but it could have been done a lot better. As it is, I couldn't recommend it unless you are very bored and cannot find a better horror movie you haven't seen.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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greencrystal7

Good story telling that draws you in. Elegant and real life horror. Under-rated gem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/31/23

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Audience Member

It kept me interested in seeing what was happening. I would recommend it because it's got some truth to the movie although the movie is fictional. They made it for Hollywood to get profit, but the government experiments were true.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Best of the best horror movie review from a horror movie fan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Not totally original, but it's still a cool and effective faux documentary about a study on parapsychology going to hell. It executes the found footage gimmick better than most. Modern audiences are a bit too savvy now, but if you didn't know any better, this could easily trick you and as such, be an eerie story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/20

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Chris Sparling

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William Mapother

Dr. Henry West

Rya Kihlstedt

Judith Winstead

John Rubinstein

Marcus Wheeler

Sharon Maughan

Susan Gorman

Gerald McCullouch

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Synopsis

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
Producer: Peter Safran, Natalia Safran
Screenwriter: Chris Sparling
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Safran Company, Poznan Film Group
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2016
Runtime: 1h 22m

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