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The Philadelphia Experiment streaming

2012 Movie Canada, United States Action, Mystery, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction 88 min Ages 13+
By: Paul Ziller With: Emilie Ullerup, Ryan Robbins, Malcolm McDowell, John Reardon, Allison Hossack

In 'The Philadelphia Experiment', a secret government research project tries reviving the World War II "Philadelphia Experiment," which was an attempt to create a cloaking device to render warships invisible. When the experiment succeeds, it brings back the original ship (the Eldridge) that disappeared during the first test in 1943 - which brings death and destruction to the 21st century. It's up to the sole survivor (Lea) of the first experiment and his granddaughter (Ullerup) to stop it.

Filmium rating
38%

Mood

Action-Packed
Suspenseful
Thrilling

Cast & Crew

Paul Ziller
Andy Briggs
David Sanderson
Allison Hossack
Emilie Ullerup
John Reardon
Gina Holden
Malcolm McDowell
Nicholas Lea
Michael Paré
Ryan Robbins

Adaptation

Based On Urban Legend
Remake

Budget

Low-Budget
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Cinematic Technique

Invisibility Effects
Time Travel Visuals
Visual Effects

Narrative Structure

Flashbacks
Non-Linear
Time Travel

Pace

Action-Driven
Fast-Paced
Rapid Editing

Runtime

Made-For-Tv
Shorter Length

Soundtrack

Dramatic Music
Electronic Score

Style

Science Fiction
Special Effects
Television Movie

Time-Period

1940S References
2010S
Modern Setting

Central Conflict

Preventing Temporal Collapse
Saving The World
Stopping Experiment

Characters

Government Agent
Hacker
Military Personnel
Scientist
Survivor

Ending

Happy Ending
Lives Reunited
Timeline Restored

Historical Context

1943 Experiment
Urban Legend
World War Ii

Key Plot Points

Battle Aboard Eldridge
Generator Shutdown
Ship Reappears
Time Link

Plot

Government Experiment
Invisibility
Time Travel

Setting

1943 Philadelphia
Chicago
Modern Pennsylvania
Sahara Desert

Shooting Location

Chicago
Lab
Pennsylvania
Sahara Desert

Theme

Causality
Government Secrecy
Time Travel Ethics

Genre

Action
Adventure
Science Fiction

Audiences

Genre Enthusiasts
Science Fiction Fans
Tv Movie Viewers

Titles

The Philadelphia Experiment

Reception

Criticized Effects
Entertaining Bad Movie
Mixed Reviews

Production Countries

United States

Release Year

2012
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