Watch
The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 42m
Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943, about a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future in 1984. (imdb)
Your probable score
?

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 42m
Your probable score
Avg Percentile 37.09% from 322 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(322)
Compact view
Compact view
Rated 25 Mar 2012
82
77th
I had to switch the audio from New Jersey to English so I could understand anything Michael Pare was saying.
Rated 26 Feb 2024
55
29th
The real Philadelphia experiment was Water Ice and the jury's still out in my opinion.
Rated 02 Mar 2012
50
9th
had the characters been rational and acted sane, this movie would have been 15 minutes long. the main character was annoying and a drag throughout the entire movie. so was his "love interest". garbage movie.
Rated 21 May 2009
20
44th
The possibilities for a reappraisal of contemporary culture through the eyes of two derelicts from the Forties are barely touched. (The possibilities in time-travel stories are of course infinite, and though we can't ask that, we can ask more than this.) And the hero's understandable bewilderment over his predicament is soon shoved aside by his man-of-action instincts and a drearily traditional love interest: "We could go away somewhere. Together. Just you and me."
Rated 27 Aug 2012
70
46th
Top badass moment? Move along, there's nothing to see here; certainly no one heroic enough to do anything worthy of the accolade of "Top Baddass Moment". No cats, decapitations or chainsaws. However, one unfortunate guy does sort of get trapped in the deck of the ship with his head half embedded in the metal. That's going to take at least two paracetamol to sort out.
Rated 27 Jun 2011
54
12th
I had higher hopes for a movie about the Philadelphia Experiment. Really wooden acting from Michael Paré.
Rated 20 Apr 2021
57
29th
The central premise is good, the execution less so. It was hard to warm to Paré in this role, and overall it felt like a bit of a missed opportunity. It looks VERY dated compared to another time travel film that came out in 1984. Might pass the time if you're in the mood.
Rated 23 Aug 2017
76
57th
Pretty fun movie which would have been more fondly remembered by history if another, bigger time travel movie hadn't come out the same year. The effects are pretty dated, but the plot is fun and pretty entertaining with little downtime.
Rated 10 Dec 2009
57
26th
The film's resourcefulness lies in combining the humor of the seamen's reactions to modern times with the suspense of their attempts to return to the past.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
12th
Score based on distant memory.
Rated 03 Dec 2007
90
81st
Okay, sue me. I'm a sucker for time travel movies. This one isn't the best of them, but the little touches (like, "What the hell is Coke doing in a CAN??") make this one a fun flick to view. Michael Pare', 1980's B-Movie King, stars.
Rated 12 Jan 2008
88
86th
Decent storyline and reasonable acting. Some real pathos at times and nicely balanced love story with naval, sci-fi, mystery mix. Worth watching and underrated.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
50
35th
Not bad.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
37th
Baffling. Also full of garbage puesdo-science. But it did have a real ship in it. I cant believe they got permission from the Navy for this.
Rated 17 Jun 2013
72
45th
terrible acting but great story...
Rated 29 Sep 2008
75
72nd
Based VERY loosely on a true incident, I have a soft spot for this
Rated 28 May 2007
60
47th
Not-bad little time travel story
Rated 25 Jan 2009
12
7th
Her troede jeg at man skulle opleve Zeros smadres af Tomcats - møgfilm..
Rated 29 Oct 2014
67
31st
Overall concept was interesting. I wanted to see more of time travel aspect of reality. Characters didn't seem developed (they change often how they react to situations).
Rated 24 Nov 2020
88
36th
Fun sci-fi action thriller. Not the greatest acting or dialogue but it still holds up.

Collections

(10)
Compact view
Showing 1 - 10 of 10 results

Similar Titles

Loading ...

Statistics

Loading ...