
In the fall of 1976, a small psychology lab in Pennsylvania became the unwitting home to the only government-confirmed case of possession. The U.S. military assumed control of the lab under orders of national security and, soon after, implemented measures aimed at weaponizing the entity. The details of the inexplicable events that occurred are being made public after remaining classified for nearly forty years.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the fall of 1976, a small psychology lab in Pennsylvania became the unwitting home to the only government-confirmed case of possession. The U.S. military assumed control of the lab under orders of national security and, soon after, implemented measures aimed at weaponizing the entity. The details of the inexplicable events that occurred are being made public after remaining classified for nearly forty years.
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| Cairo360Marija DjurovicThere's a sense of repetitiveness that kicks in about halfway through, eventually dragging the film to an unsurprising and unoriginal ending. |
| TheHorrorShowScott WeinbergIt actually feels like a "Discovery Channel"-style documentary that just happens to wander into some very supernatural places. |
| TheFrightFile.comDustin PutmanAdmirably constructed, but the derivative script makes it difficult for one to become too enthused by the stock goings-on. |
| User RevieweyeguyI rated this a ten only because I crapped myself while watching it. My advice is don't watch this movie it will disturb you, what has been seen cannot be unseen and truly I am left in shock and have trouble sleeping. |
| User ReviewBriana MGood movie, pretty creepy. A new twist on possession movies. |
| User ReviewcocomomI gave this movie a nine. The "found footage" genre might be cliche but this was chilling, perhaps because I'm a person of faith? Maybe, but my personal belief in God along with the belief that Satan/evil exists made the film's premise truly frightening to me & the little hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I think it's worth the watch, I recommend it. |
| User ReviewinktomiI will give this movie a 8/10 score as I thought it was a very smartly written, well directed and well filmed horror mockumentary. I will not give out spoilers for the movie to review it. The Atticus Institute is set in the mid 1970's and the fashion, photograph and video quality reflects it. This level of detail gives it an air of legitimacy. The acting was very believable, especially by William Mapother who plays the troubled Dr. West, head of the fictional Atticus Institute. However, as a mockumentary, there could have been other details thrown in as background of some of the members interviewed in which seemed like present day. A quick background sketch of who they were as well as how they are doing now would have given a deeper look into the people affected by the movies events. At first when I started watching it I thought it was moving along a bit slow for my tastes. Yet, the movie starts picking up and at certain points Chris Sparling, who directed as well as wrote the movie, successfully built up the tension and the pace of the movie. He did a good job of keeping me riveted to the screen, anxious of what was going to happen next. The way the actors delivered their lines in the cut away scenes of present day interviews helped me anticipate the next scene. Chris Sparling who has also directed ATM as well as the 2010 underground sleeper hit Buried creates a stark and realistic picture of how bad the government can screw up paranormal phenomena if they were to get involved. On a rainy tuesday night when I was looking for something fresh and interesting, I was very happy I found The Atticus Institute. |
| User ReviewLowbrowCinemaPossession meets the military industrial complex! WOW. You'd think THE ATTICUS INSTITUTE would be just a total mess but it's not. Surprisingly effective and anchored by a number of really terrific performances especially from Rya Kihlstedt as the possessed woman at the center of it. A really nice discovery. |
| User ReviewBrian GIt's filmed like a documentary. I enjoyed it for the most part. Felt it worked. If you like Found Footage mixed in with the supernatural/demon possession, you'll probably get something out of this. |
| User ReviewLiberals HIt's filmed like a documentary. I enjoyed it for the most part. Felt it worked. If you like Found Footage mixed in with the supernatural/demon possession, you'll probably get something out of this. |