Phenomenon

1996

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi

59
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 59% · 36 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 59% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 88211 88.2K

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Plot summary

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

Director

Jon Turteltaub Photo
Jon Turteltaub

Top cast

John Travolta Photo
John Travolta as George Malley
Kyra Sedgwick Photo
Kyra Sedgwick as Lace Pennamin
Beth Kennedy Photo
Beth Kennedy as Female FBI Agent
Ellen Geer Photo
Ellen Geer as Bonnie
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.02 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 44
1.97 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 100

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by michaeltrivedi 7 / 10

Yep

Now John Travolta is one weird guy. Though I like his movies, and I like his characters. They are all so different than himself.Here is a good one and an old one. A guy gets hit by an alien force, and becomes a genius with the power to move things with his mind.It was very good actually. Not Oscar worthy or great or anything. Just a good movie worth watching. It's really got everything, and is a good time for the whole family.Highly recommend7 stars
Reviewed by ed_two_o_nine 6 / 10

Shot in the dark

Well I approached this movie with trepidation thinking this was going to be some pseudo babble about higher powers and higher beings. Instead I was pleasantly surprised without being blown away. Basically this is the story of George Malley (Travaolta) a small town mechanic who though an unexplainable phenomenon becomes able to function of a higher level, gaining the ability to process information like no other human being. This plays out affecting all his relationships and drawing attention from the wider world. There is lots to like here and Travolta is earnest enough, and maybe this is just me but I really struggle to accept him as a small town mechanic he is just not every day enough for me to carry of these sort of roles. But on the plus point he is supported by the ever wonderful Robert Duvall and Forrest Whittaker and his best friends. This has a good message at its core without being spectacular at anything. Would I watch it again. On a rainy day yes and preferably with my wife.
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