The Atticus Institute

2015

Action / Horror

22
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 29% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 29% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 10034 10K

government experiment 1970s supernatural psychology possession

Plot summary

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 Photo
Chris Sparling

Top cast

Bill J. Stevens Photo
Bill J. Stevens as John Pruitt
Lou Beatty Jr. Photo
Lou Beatty Jr. as Darrell Price
Anne Betancourt Photo
Anne Betancourt as Joanne Breault
Aaron Craven Photo
Aaron Craven as Young Marcus Wheeler
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
699.18 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 1
1.24 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dkanungoe 7 / 10

Hard to believe what you are watching is not Real....

Frankly I am very fond of horror movies especially those involving demonic possessions based on true stories. Well 'The Atticus Institute' certainly falls in that genre. The best thing that I liked about this movie was the way in which the story was told, shot more like a documentary, depicting events using recorded footage's. In addition there were certain events in the movie which are based on true stories.The movie starts at a slow pace but in a unique way uses some of the characters to narrate the incidents that occurred in 1976 at a paranormal institute. This film takes its time to build the tension and suspense but it does so masterfully that in the end you are left wandering what you are watching is not really happening.A film is only as good as the cast, which made me wonder how difficult it was to play the Judith Winstead's character. But hats off to Rya Kihlstedt (Judith Winstead), she was absolutely marvelous from the beginning to the end. The movie is written and directed by Chris Sparling who also directed movies like Buried. The Atticus Institute also has some really scary scenes with the demonic possession display shot to perfection.Overall I can say 'The Atticus Institute' is a movie that in a unique way provides a lot of suspense. Initially one can find the movie a bit slow but I can assure you as the movie moves forward it will captivate your imagination making it hard to believe that what you are watching is not real. I really enjoyed watching this movie so will rate it 7/10.
Reviewed by frankblack-79961 8 / 10

This one surprised me. Pretty good mockumentary.

Personally, I though this film was one of the better demon possession films that I've come across. Most are pretty lame and I am very critical of most of them. This one was rather unique. The mockumentary style is something I enjoy if it is done well and isn't boring until the last 10 min. Good pacing in this and the effects are practical for the most part and not over or under used. I would recommend this one.
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