The Philadelphia Experiment fingerprintHigh energy, no humor.
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Serious throughout
The future and technology
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
The Philadelphia Experiment is thrilling, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The future and technology
Its world is built around the future and technology.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Philadelphia Experiment is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 6.1 and Metacritic 44). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 42 min
The Philadelphia Experiment runs 1 h 42 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Philadelphia Experiment higher (61) than critics (44). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $8 million worldwide, 90% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 33 storytelling tropes for The Philadelphia Experiment, including Gone Horribly Wrong, Time Travel for Fun and Profit, What Year Is This?.
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