Phenomenon (1996)
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Duration: 123 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Stars: John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick and Forest Whitaker
IMDb score:
6,5 (89.181)
Releasedate: 5 July 1996
Phenomenon plot
"Some things in life just can't be explained."
George Malloy sees a strange light at a bar on his birthday. In the days that follow he appears to have become very intelligent. He uses his intelligence to do good things around. When this is gossiped, Malloy becomes known as a freak and everyone wants to find out how this could have happened to a simple car mechanic. It even goes so far that the government wants to use it.
Actors and actresses
George Malley
Lace Pennamin
Nate Pope
Doc
Professor Ringold
Dr. Wellin
Glory
Tito
Banes
Reviews & comments
scorsese
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- 13334 messages
- 11194 votes
Mediocre film about a man who suddenly has certain gifts after seeing a flash. The first half is certainly entertaining and somewhat intriguing. But the film is too long and during the second part it all gets a bit too sweet. The small town is well portrayed and it is not annoying, but just not 3.0 stars.
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arno74
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- 8700 messages
- 3342 votes
A film that, despite the 2 hours that it lasts, still looks good. The story manages to maintain but never manages to surprise, and is sometimes quite cliché. With the direction and the actors, the position is on automatic pilot, so that nothing splashes off the screen and no chemistry is felt. A decent thirteen in a dozen film, I thought it was more sci-fi than fantasy, but above all, drama. The premise that someone suddenly sees a mysterious light and becomes incredibly smart is 100% sci-fi and 0% fantasy, right? Average but entertaining. 2.5*
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Brabants
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- 2900 messages
- 2155 votes
Phenomenon seems at first sight to be quite an interesting film when you start the film. In the end I thought it was a disjointed whole that never really got off the ground.
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