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Spectral

  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Spectral (2016)
A sci-fi/thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings.
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A sci-fi/thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings.A sci-fi/thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings.A sci-fi/thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings.

  • Director
    • Nic Mathieu
  • Writers
    • Ian Fried
    • Nic Mathieu
    • George Nolfi
  • Stars
    • James Badge Dale
    • Emily Mortimer
    • Bruce Greenwood
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    62K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,313
    151
    • Director
      • Nic Mathieu
    • Writers
      • Ian Fried
      • Nic Mathieu
      • George Nolfi
    • Stars
      • James Badge Dale
      • Emily Mortimer
      • Bruce Greenwood
    • 332User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
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    Spectral (2016)
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    James Badge Dale in Spectral (2016)
    Max Martini in Spectral (2016)
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    Bruce Greenwood in Spectral (2016)
    James Badge Dale in Spectral (2016)
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    Clayne Crawford, Max Martini, Cory Hardrict, and Dylan Smith in Spectral (2016)
    Ryan Robbins in Spectral (2016)
    Ursula Parker in Spectral (2016)
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    James Badge Dale
    James Badge Dale
    • Clyne
    Emily Mortimer
    Emily Mortimer
    • Fran Madison
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • General Orland
    Max Martini
    Max Martini
    • Capt. Sessions
    Cory Hardrict
    Cory Hardrict
    • Alessio
    Clayne Crawford
    Clayne Crawford
    • Sgt. Toll
    Gonzalo Menendez
    Gonzalo Menendez
    • Captain Marco Cabrera
    Ursula Parker
    Ursula Parker
    • Sari
    Aaron Serban
    • Bogdan
    Dylan Smith
    Dylan Smith
    • Talbot
    Louis Ozawa
    Louis Ozawa
    • Sgt. Chen
    • (as Louis Ozawa Changchien)
    Jimmy Akingbola
    Jimmy Akingbola
    • Sgt. Steve McFadden
    Ryan Robbins
    Ryan Robbins
    • Sgt. Comstock
    Stephen Root
    Stephen Root
    • Dr. Mindala
    Philip Bulcock
    Philip Bulcock
    • Sgt. Chris Davis
    Royce Pierreson
    Royce Pierreson
    • Sgt. Lilo Diaz
    Declan Hannigan
    Declan Hannigan
    • Hayden
    Mark O'Neal
    • Lewis
    • Director
      • Nic Mathieu
    • Writers
      • Ian Fried
      • Nic Mathieu
      • George Nolfi
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The APC's are made by Tatra in The Czech Republic. Tatra uses a unique center still frame with the springs running across the body of the vehicle, rather than front to rear. You can clearly see the unusual result of that suspension at the 25 minute mark when the APC stops.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Clyne: I think you're reaching.

      Fran Madison: Our business requires us to make suppositions.

      Clyne: My business requires us to prove them. Your technician's job is to find glitches, so, he sees glitches. Your job is to find the enemy, so, you see the enemy. Locals believe in spirits, so they see spirits. Everyone is biased in one way or another. So, my answer to you right now is that we lack data to support any theory.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Flix Forum: Spectral (2019)

    User reviews332

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    6/10
    Why all this hate?
    Is this the best movie of 2016? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Is this the worst movie of 2016? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

    Spectral is just a decent movie which I wouldn't recommend to everybody. By that I mean, if you are someone who watches 3-4 movies/month, skip Spectral and watch something else, a more 'worth- your-time' movie. On the other hand, if you watch a lot of movies (more than 3-4/week) and you are into sci-fi and a gamer(optional), then watch it.

    *Nice special effects: check.

    *Somewhat interesting plot: check.

    *Decent acting: check. *Is everything plausible or scientifically backed up: NOPE.

    *Does plot come without holes: NOPE (but how many movies or series have flawless script and plausible/possible scenes? Especially the sci-fi ones?).

    At the end of the day I enjoyed watching this film more than, let's say, hmmm... :

    *The Expendables 2,3,4,...,244

    *Transformers 2,3,4,...,127

    *Fast and Furious #WeLostCount...

    Nothing more, nothing less than a solid 6/10. I will definitely watch it after a couple of years.
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    • Bob_Sfougkarakis
    • Dec 12, 2016

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    • Release date
      • December 9, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Hungary
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Romanian
      • Slovenian
    • Also known as
      • Nhiệm Vụ Đặc Biệt
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Mid Atlantic Films
      • Netflix
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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