Spectral (2016)

A sci-fi/thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings.

Director:

Nic Mathieu

Writers:

Ian Fried (story), Nic Mathieu (story)

Stars:

James Badge Dale, Emily Mortimer, Bruce Greenwood

Cast

Credited cast:
James Badge Dale	...	Clyne
Emily Mortimer	...	Fran Madison
Bruce Greenwood	...	General Orland
Max Martini	...	Capt. Sessions
Cory Hardrict	...	Alessio
Clayne Crawford	...	Sgt. Toll
Gonzalo Menendez	...	Captain Marco Cabrera
Ursula Parker	...	Sari
Aaron Serban	...	Bogdan
Stephen Root	...	Dr. Mindala
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jimmy Akingbola	...	Sgt. Steve McFadden
Tsogbaatar Batzorig	...	Weapons Engineer
Michael Bodie	...	Efrem
Philip Bulcock	...	Sgt. Chris Davis
Miklós Bányai	...	Benson

Storyline

Civil Unrest in the European country of Moldova has US forces engaging the insurgents however there is a new threat who has decided both are their enemy. This new threat resides in an alternative spectrum that makes them invisible to the naked eye and instant death to anyone confronting them. Locals believe they are Spirits of War but others believe they are superior arms technology fabricated by the Moldova government..

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Plot Keywords:

moldova | supernatural | human experiment | insurgent | engineer | 

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Taglines:

A supernatural Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi combat action

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Romanian Slovenian

Release Date:

9 December 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Спектральный анализ

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Legendary Entertainment, Mid Atlantic Films, Netflix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

DARPA stands for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. They are responsible for the development of new weapons and technology for the United States Military. A good portion of their work is developing technology for use by the USSOCOM, United States Special Operations Command which oversees the US Military's special forces units. Examples being the Army's 75th Rangers, Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs and Marine Corps Force Recon.

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Goofs

When the general briefs Mark Clyne at the beginning at the film, he mentions that insurgents are in the north near the border with Russia. Moldova has no borders with Russia, it borders Ukraine in the north.

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Quotes

[at around 6:30 minutes a team of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency officials are observing a Lab test of a potential weapon for use on the battlefield]
DoD official: Can you try this on living things?
Dr. Mindala: That wasn't our intent here... initially.
DoD official: We'd like you to test it.
Clyne: Any volunteers?
[several people around the lab chuckle under their breath]

User Reviews

Very eye catching

Very good movie, I would recommend it to others seeking a new science fiction story. The second I saw the cover to this movie I was a bit interested I watched the trailer and was sucked in. I immediately watched the film, and loved it. Great idea for a movie, excellent CGI and special effects, good story though it was a tiny bit too short and I wish we got to see more details of plot lines and more action, but not much more is needed. Also it did not have a plot like most sci-fi movies today, meaning it was unique, immediately eye catching and did not have a plot that was too "tryhard" or left me lost or confused for half of the movie by putting too many side stories into it. Overall, it was one of the best movies I've seen lately.