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The Belko Experiment

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 29m
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John Gallagher Jr. in The Belko Experiment (2016)
In a twisted social experiment, 80 Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogota, Colombia and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.
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In a twisted social experiment, eighty Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system... Read allIn a twisted social experiment, eighty Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.In a twisted social experiment, eighty Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.

IMDb RATING
6.1/10
50K
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POPULARITY
3,554
20
  • Director
    • Greg McLean
  • Writer
    • James Gunn
  • Stars
    • John Gallagher Jr.
    • Tony Goldwyn
    • Adria Arjona
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  • Director
    • Greg McLean
  • Writer
    • James Gunn
  • Stars
    • John Gallagher Jr.
    • Tony Goldwyn
    • Adria Arjona
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    • 246User reviews
    • 201Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
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    Top cast

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    John Gallagher Jr.
    John Gallagher Jr.
    • Mike Milchas Mike Milch
    Tony Goldwyn
    Tony Goldwyn
    • Barry Norrisas Barry Norris
    Adria Arjona
    Adria Arjona
    • Leandra Florezas Leandra Florez
    John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    • Wendell Dukesas Wendell Dukes
    Melonie Diaz
    Melonie Diaz
    • Dany Wilkinsas Dany Wilkins
    Owain Yeoman
    Owain Yeoman
    • Terry Winteras Terry Winter
    Sean Gunn
    Sean Gunn
    • Marty Espenscheidas Marty Espenscheid
    Brent Sexton
    Brent Sexton
    • Vince Agostinoas Vince Agostino
    Josh Brener
    Josh Brener
    • Keith Mclureas Keith Mclure
    David Dastmalchian
    David Dastmalchian
    • Lonny Craneas Lonny Crane
    David Del Rio
    David Del Rio
    • Roberto Jerezas Roberto Jerez
    Gregg Henry
    Gregg Henry
    • The Voiceas The Voice
    Michael Rooker
    Michael Rooker
    • Bud Melksas Bud Melks
    Rusty Schwimmer
    Rusty Schwimmer
    • Peggy Displasiaas Peggy Displasia
    Gail Bean
    Gail Bean
    • Leota Hynekas Leota Hynek
    James Earl
    James Earl
    • Evanas Evan
    Abraham Benrubi
    Abraham Benrubi
    • Chet Valincourtas Chet Valincourt
    Valentine Miele
    • Ross Reynoldsas Ross Reynolds
    • Director
      • Greg McLean
    • Writer
      • James Gunn
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    Storyline

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    Mike Milch, an employee of Belko Industries, while driving to work is stopped by street vendors selling "lucky" handmade dolls. Barry Norris, also of Belko Industries, arrives at the remote office building in rural Bogotá, Colombia, to find unfamiliar security guards turning away the local Colombian staff at the gate. New employee Dany Wilkins reports for her first day on the job and is told that a tracking device is implanted in the base of every Belko employee's skull in case they are kidnapped. This is explained as being common in Colombia due to the high incidences of kidnapping.
    • social experiment
    • human hunting a human
    • implanted explosive
    • intercom
    • colombia
    • 156 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Office Hours Are Over
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, language including sexual references, and some drug use
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      John Gallagher, Jr. auditioned for a role in a previous film directed by James Gunn, but wasn't right for the part. However, Gunn thought he was the best actor he'd seen in an audition, and vowed to work with Gallagher again.
    • Goofs
      The building supposedly became a giant defacto Faraday cage, but they are able to pick up a local radio station from inside the building. But nothing supports that the metal around the building is also acting as a Faraday cage. In many outside shots the of building you can see a tower on the roof with 3 Sector antennas positioned around it, this is likely a cell tower and due to the remote location likely the only one providing service to the area. With the level of expertise shown by the perpetrators it would be simple to disable this tower during the lockdown. It is also easily more probable a cell jammer or jammers could have been activated in or near the building.
    • Quotes

      The Voice: In two hours we want thirty of you dead. If thirty of you are not dead, we will end sixty of your lives ourselves. Five, four, three, two, one. Begin.

    • Connections
      Featured in FoundFlix: The Belko Experiment (2017) (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Yo Vivire (I Will Survive)
      Written by Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren (as Frederick Perren)

      Translation by Oscar Gomez

      Performed by Jose Prieto

    User reviews246

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    The Belko Experiment: A bit of a let down
    I'd been looking forward to The Belko Experiment since the moment I saw the trailer, it looked like it was going to tap into a sub-genre I love and the addition of the always excellent John C. McGinley really appealed.

    The time came around to watch it and as the credits rolled I was left more than a little disappointed. But why?

    It tells the story of an office block that goes on a lockdown, a mysterious booming voice barks orders at them that they must kill each other off in a sick social experiment. As you can imagine people react differently, and a blood bath ensues.

    Also starring career villain Tony "Ghost" Goldwyn, Josh Brener, Michael Rooker and Gregg Henry this James "Guardians of the Galaxy" Gunn written movie is a bloody battle royale type but just doesn't seem to accomplish in its goals.

    It has little character development, the lack of flow becomes very noticeable around the halfway mark and at no point did I find myself really able to care about these peoples plight.

    I went into The Belko Experiment with high expectations, maybe that damaged the film for me? Regardless it's a watchable effort but certainly feels like a missed opportunity at something greater. For some reason I was left feeling that the film would have made for a better black comedy, but I'll guess we'll never know.

    The Good:

    Great concept

    Strong social commentary

    Quite a good finale

    The Bad:

    Doesn't flow all to well

    Simply doesn't meet its potential
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    • Platypuschow
    • Feb 7, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Експеримент Офіс
    • Filming locations
      • Bogotá, Colombia
    • Production companies
      • Orion Pictures
      • Troll Court Entertainment
      • The Safran Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,166,820
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,137,230
      • Mar 19, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,084,630
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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