The Atticus Institute

1/5/20151h 32m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The only case of possession confirmed by the U.S. Government. ~

Overview:

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

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$1,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

government
experiment
1970s
supernatural
psychology
possession
priest
interrogation
entity
military
found footage
classified
demonic
unexplainable events
pseudo-documentary
paranormal research

Cast

William Mapother

~ as ~

Dr. Henry West

Rya Kihlstedt

~ as ~

Judith Winstead

Sharon Maughan

~ as ~

Susan Gorman

Anne Betancourt

~ as ~

Joanne Breault

John Rubinstein

~ as ~

Marcus Wheeler

Suzanne Jamieson

~ as ~

Cathleen West

Gerald McCullouch

~ as ~

Steven West

Brian Chenoweth

~ as ~

Father Donnelly

Joe Guarneri

~ as ~

Sergeant Parella

Gage Maverik

~ as ~

Government Researcher

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Reviews (1)

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tiailds
Written 9 year(s) ago
6
I was not sure what to expect before watching this. I now understand why this is shown on cable more than most POV horror out these days.

"Was it interesting?" For the most part. Framing it as a legitimate documentary helped it. The dated setting, lack of technology, and inability to see the characters away from the action hurt it some. 2 out of 3

"Was it entertaining?" That is it's biggest problem. Little drama beyond emotional storytelling and only a few real good paranormal scenes. 1 out of 3

"Was it memorable?" The form of the movie was, but otherwise didn't make too much of an impact. It mostly just tries to stand out among it's sub-genre. 1.5 out of 3

Start with 1, 1+2+1+1.5=5.5 I'm rounding up for just using decent actors and good editing. A 6 with these type of movies is definitely above average.