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      The Killing Room

      R 2009 1 hr. 33 min. Mystery & Thriller Horror List
      67% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 41% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Paul (Nick Cannon) and three others are accepted as test subjects by the mysterious Dr. Phillips (Peter Stormare). Initially, they are asked only to work on a survey -- but things take a sudden, violent turn when one of the subjects is executed. It's soon revealed that the remaining participants' lives depend on how they respond to various situations. But as the subjects' desperation grows, Phillips' colleague, psychologist Emily (Chloë Sevigny), debates ending the sick test. Read More Read Less

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      Liam D While the concept is too big for it's own good it has a great cast, surprisingly good direction by Jonathan Liebesman (The Shannara Chronicles, Genesis and Catastrophe) and score by Brian Tyler (Hawaii Five-0, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/17/21 Full Review William T Great Film Adaptation based on Project MKUltra (or MK-Ultra), also called the CIA mind control program, is the code name given to a program of experiments on human subjects that were designed and undertaken by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, some of which were illegal.Experiments on humans were intended to identify and develop drugs and procedures to be used in interrogations in order to weaken the individual and force confessions through mind control. The project was organized through the Office of Scientific Intelligence of the CIA and coordinated with the United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories. Other code names for drug-related experiments were Project Bluebird and Project Artichoke. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/21 Full Review Audience Member Absurd. Is the kind of movie that creates a good premise, for the posters and the trailer, and then flops. What a waste of time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a wild hair TiVo recording based on a few names involved, and I must say that while it ended up being somewhat interesting (a group of volunteers for a research study find themselves in a MKUltra-style indoctrination) as the various characters are given increasingly impossible choices to make in the room with one another. Give that mother a cable watch! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Seemed quite interesting to start with but a bit complex for me to understand and I felt a bit bored with it at times. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I really wanted to like this movie and i bet i would have if for only one thing. The sound quality of this movie was horrible. Was it done by an amateur? The soft talking and whispering made it almost impossible to figure out what was going on. It was alot of echoing. I was also watching it on a blueray player. So i tried to turn on subtitles. No such luck. Turns out there is no subtitles for this movie. All around my wife and i were so disappointed in this movie. Would not recommend it at all. What a waste of time. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/10/16 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Rob Nelson Variety A high-concept/low-impact twist on torture porn, The Killing Room will likely do its slaying on DVD. Sep 1, 2009 Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International Unremittingly gripping and unnerving, The Killing Room transforms a simple premise into an almost unbearably tense experience. May 9, 2009 Full Review Paul Chambers CNNRadio Going out on a limb to say I like this one. Interesting plot, though highly unlikely...even during the Bush Administration. A fair amount of suspense as well. Paul Chambers, CNN. Rated: B- Oct 20, 2009 Full Review Larry Carroll MTV Brutal, daring and utterly unpedictable - three qualities quite rare in movies these days. Aug 3, 2009 Full Review Scott Weinberg FEARnet One feels a sense of gratitude when a horror-thriller even bothers with unexpected divergences or surprises that feel relatively satisfying. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 3, 2009 Full Review Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Rated: D+ Jan 16, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Paul (Nick Cannon) and three others are accepted as test subjects by the mysterious Dr. Phillips (Peter Stormare). Initially, they are asked only to work on a survey -- but things take a sudden, violent turn when one of the subjects is executed. It's soon revealed that the remaining participants' lives depend on how they respond to various situations. But as the subjects' desperation grows, Phillips' colleague, psychologist Emily (Chloë Sevigny), debates ending the sick test.
      Director
      Jonathan Liebesman
      Executive Producer
      Jonathan Liebesman, Ann Peacock, Jeff Sagansky, Jean-Luc De Fanti
      Screenwriter
      Gus Krieger, Ann Peacock
      Production Co
      Eleven Eleven Films
      Rating
      R (Language|Violent Content)
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Oct 13, 2009