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Einstein's God Model

Released Aug 19, 2016 1h 29m Drama Sci-Fi Mystery & Thriller List
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A man embarks on a quest to contact the afterlife with help from a physicist, a blind medium, and Thomas Edison's final experiment.
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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times Though the acting is inconsistent and the dialogue often laughable (and not in the good way), the film has an appealing can-do quality and a strong dose of craziness that keeps it from ever becoming boring. Aug 18, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Sci-fi with awesome science in it! Einstein's God Model is a surprising little gem! It's raw and indie and the budget is not always there to support the purpose but I loved the idea of actual science theories behind the sci-fi and suspenseful elements in the film. Philip T. Johnson is one filmmaker to follow. Gritty performances by Brad Norman and Aaron Graham but Kenneth Hugues was the one standing out. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is incredible. The cinematography is fantastic. I love all the props that are used. The story is engaging from start to finish. I highly recommend this film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member M theory, String theory, T.O.E. and parallel membranes all come together in a hodgepodge of wonky science harnessed by a delicate Spectrographic EM Field Receiver Apparatus built by Tesla and Edison (and others). WOW! Great fun if you're willing to give the dry acting a pass. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member GARBAGE. AVOID. "Primer" it is NOT. It takes scientific concepts -- string theory, n-branes, gravitational leakage to other dimensions, etc. -- then adds Hollywood gibberjabbish gobbligook -- "oh and your thoughts turn to gravity when you die." And from that point forward it's just trash. Honestly, I couldn't finish it, I can't stand non-scientists who think they can pass garbage for pseudoscience and make a compelling tale of it. It's a stupid movie, the acting stunk, the low budget made it worse. Instead of movies like "Primer" taking advantage of a low budget, this movie claimed a 1940s-era device can't be updated to modern tech b/c it wouldn't work then. Riiiiiiight. OR, we don't wanna pay for it? Way to flaunt you can't afford your idea. You need to change your idea. DONT WATCH. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member "Einstein's God Model" is a terrifically conceived and shrewdly executed piece of sci-fi storytelling, applying theory from science's greatest historical figures to our existential quest for proof of consciousness beyond our earthly lives. This is a film that very admirably and consistently doses the brain with a full buffet of cranial course load -- Edison and Tesla join Einstein not only in the film's credits scroll (nice touch), but in the storytelling's pursuit of the notion that we may live on post-mortem in the soul's more modernized reclassification as an enduring electromagnetic field. Sold! Brayden (Aaron Graham) is a young anesthesiologist. His fiancé has recently passed. Alone in his grief, he yearns for a metaphysical reunion, and attempts to actualize it by seeking out a physicist pursuing contact with the dead. It turns out that the physicist, too, has shuffled off this mortal coil, but his widow gifts Brayden a laboratory contraption built by the great Thomas Edison himself, who was once in similarly hot pursuit of these same epiphanies. For the existentialist living for that final moment when life gives way to the ultimate answers, "Einstein's God Model" is pure exploratory bliss. The fascinating abundance of science seamlessly woven into its elite storytelling doesn't just adequately acquit itself; it's indeed the film's key strength, evoking contemplation at the highest levels while giving way to some thoroughly riveting crescendos. "Einstein's God Model" comes heavily recommended, and particularly for those in constant query of whatever the beyond may (or may not) look like. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member If I had believed any of what they were saying, I would have been riveted to my seat, fixated on the television. Instead, I found myself running around the house doing things with this playing in the background. I'll give them an A for effort, but the subject matter just isn't believable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man embarks on a quest to contact the afterlife with help from a physicist, a blind medium, and Thomas Edison's final experiment.
Director
Philip T. Johnson
Producer
Craig Dow, Kenneth Hughes, Philip T. Johnson
Screenwriter
Philip T. Johnson
Production Co
Induction Productions, Trees of Shade, ImageWorks Chicago
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 19, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2016
Runtime
1h 29m
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