The Philadelphia Experiment
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The Philadelphia Experiment

The experiment that should never have happened 41 years ago...is still going on.

6.1 / 10 1984 1h 42mPG English
Science FictionAdventureThriller

Storyline

Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.

Cast & Crew

Michael Paré

Michael Paré

David Herdeg

Lead
Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen

Allison Hayes

Eric Christmas

Eric Christmas

Dr. James Longstreet

Bobby Di Cicco

Bobby Di Cicco

Jim Parker

Louise Latham

Louise Latham

Pamela

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

Major Clark

JD

Joe Dorsey

Sheriff Bates

Michael Currie

Michael Currie

Magnussen

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stewart Raffill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Philadelphia Experiment is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker