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The Signal

  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 37m
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The Signal (2014)
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On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking night... Read allOn a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.
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    • William Eubank
    • Carlyle Eubank
    • William Eubank
    • David Frigerio
  • Stars
    • Brenton Thwaites
    • Olivia Cooke
    • Beau Knapp
    • William Eubank
    • Carlyle Eubank
    • William Eubank
    • David Frigerio
  • Stars
    • Brenton Thwaites
    • Olivia Cooke
    • Beau Knapp
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    • 313User reviews
    • 171Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    Laurence Fishburne in The Signal (2014)
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    Brenton Thwaites
    Brenton Thwaites
    • Nic
    Olivia Cooke
    Olivia Cooke
    • Haley
    Beau Knapp
    Beau Knapp
    • Jonah
    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Damon
    Patrick Davidson
    • Boy Playing Claw Game
    Jeffrey Grover
    Jeffrey Grover
    • Gas Station Clerk
    Roy Kenny
    • Hazmat 1
    Timothy Holmes
    • Hazmat 2
    Ricardo Campos
    • Hazmat 3
    Drew Sykes
    • Hazmat 4
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Mirabelle
    Robert Longstreet
    Robert Longstreet
    • James
      • William Eubank
      • Carlyle Eubank
      • William Eubank
      • David Frigerio
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    • Trivia
      The time period - firmly set in the 2014 era, with internet hacking and smartphones - was intertwined with props from a previous era - with cassette recorders and landline telephones. This was done on purpose, as director Eubanks felt the addition of "old tech" works as a possible misdirect.
    • Goofs
      When Nic is pulling Haley with his wheelchair in the corridors, as he turns the corner, her bed gets stuck. You can see the foot of a crew person who must've been pushing the bed and making sure it got stuck.
    • Quotes

      Nic: The truth of the matter? What is the truth of the matter here? The only thing I know for certain is that you don't know what you're dealing with. You will be pulled from this shitty little shack you call a research facility so fast that the only thing relevant to be shown for any of this is the way it's all exposed, wrecked, and forgotten. You have *no* idea! You have no clue! Do you? Have any clue how fast dumb, lost little kids like me, Jonah, or Nomad could ruin a place like this? Have it come grinding to a halt like the stone wheel it is? You're clueless law in the Wild West, Damon. You're a relic protecting ruins. You're pathetic! The truth of the matter is that I'm the only one that has any sense around here.

    • Soundtracks
      La villa dei delitti
      Performed by Gabriele Bazzi Berneri
      Written by Gabriele Bazzi Berneri
      Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

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    9/10
    Finally, originality! Wonderful sci-fi thriller
    The movie is a little slow at times, while the plot is not completely explained or even logical sometimes, but other than that, the film is perfect.

    What I enjoyed most about the movie is that it is truly original in the way of Monsters or District 9 were. It starts as a hacker movie, continues as an alien encounter movie, goes into government conspiracies, only to turn everything on its head towards the end. While it is clearly a science fiction thriller, it feels more game like than a movie, because you feel immersed in it. The originality and this sensation of being in the story is something I have been missing for years. great job!

    I am not going to tell you stuff about the story, because it would either spoil it or give you the wrong impression. You need to watch this film. It is worth it.
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    • Aug 3, 2014

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      • July 10, 2014 (Germany)
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      • New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Automatik Entertainment
      • Low Spark Films
      • Signal Film Group
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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