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The Atticus Institute

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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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Marija Djurovic Cairo360 06/02/2016
2.5/5
There's a sense of repetitiveness that kicks in about halfway through, eventually dragging the film to an unsurprising and unoriginal ending. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg TheHorrorShow 08/23/2015
It actually feels like a "Discovery Channel"-style documentary that just happens to wander into some very supernatural places. Go to Full Review
Anton Bitel ScreenAnarchy 03/02/2015
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. Go to Full Review
Matt Donato We Got This Covered 01/24/2015
5/10
The Atticus Institute is a blast from the past, but it's not a very scary one. Go to Full Review
Dustin Putman TheFrightFile.com 01/20/2015
2/4
Admirably constructed, but the derivative script makes it difficult for one to become too enthused by the stock goings-on. Go to Full Review
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Claudio C Nov 11 The Atticus Institute (2015) Boring and Annoying (12,053– 10 Nov 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) In the middle 70’s, the idealistic scientist Dr. Henry West (William Mapother) builds the Atticus Institute with the intention of studying cases of telekinesis and paranormal activities. His team and he are lured by Norman LeClair (Jake Carpenter), a patient the claims to use telekinesis to move things but is discovered the use of a magnet, jeopardizing the reputation of the institute. But when Margaret Winstead (Dianne Travis) brings her sister Judith (Rya Kihlstedt), Henry and his team find that she is possessed and very powerful, and the army joins the institute expecting to weaponize Judith Winstead. “The Atticus Institute” (2015) is a boring and annoying movie, with a story very common in the 80’s, of special people with some sort of power. The film is made in the found footage and documentaries styles, but irritates the viewer. The good thing is the performance of Rya Kihlstedt, in the role of a possessed woman abused and tortured by the scientists and militaries. My vote is three. Title (Brazil): “O Misterioso Caso de Judith Winstead” (“The Mysterious Case of Judith Winstead”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ See more Leslie J 10/03/2024 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) See more Solomon K 02/12/2024 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. See more greencrystal7 05/31/2023 Good story telling that draws you in. Elegant and real life horror. Under-rated gem. See more 12/12/2021 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. See more 04/06/2021 Best of the best horror movie review from a horror movie fan. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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