The Signal
The Signal
- PG-13
- 1h 37m
- 2014
59%
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Academy Award® nominee Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke and Beau Knapp star in this mind-bending and suspenseful sci-fi thriller. Nic (Thwaites), his girlfriend Haley (Cooke) and his buddy Jonah (Knapp) take an unexpected detour from an idyllic cross-country road trip when they are contacted by a mysterious hacker who has gained entry into MIT’s secured network. But after a rendezvous in an eerily remote area goes awry, Nic wakes to a living nightmare in an isolation unit. Interrogated by Dr. Wallace Damon (Fishburne), Nic soon realizes that the only way to decipher the past… is to escape the present.
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Rotten Tomatoes® Score
TOMATOMETER®
59%Critics Consensus: Director William Eubank clearly has big ideas and an impressive level of technical expertise; unfortunately, The Signal fritters them away on a poorly constructed story.
Reviews
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
You spend a lot of the movie confused, but the great big reveals of its finale don't feel very sho...
June 25, 2017
Chicago Sun-Times
Bruce Ingram
Eubank could have a terrific future as a director. As a screenwriter, though, maybe not so much.
June 25, 2017
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Common Sense Media
age 14+Common Sense Says
Sci-fi tale looks great but isn't very original.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Signal is a low-budget sci-fi movie involving three college-age teens. It has a few twists that are better not discussed, though younger viewers who've seen fewer sci-fi movies will be more surprised than veteran viewers; suffice it to say that there are definitely some "jump shock" moments. There's a little blood, mostly in a scene in which a minor character is shot; bloody wounds are also shown, and there's some fantasy-style fighting and chasing. Two of the characters are a couple, and they're shown kissing (there's also a close-up of the girl's underwear-clad behind). Expect some strong language, including a few uses of "s--t" and "a--hole."
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The parents’ guide to what’s in this movie.
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Additional Info
- Genre:Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action
- Release Date:June 13, 2014
- Highest Available for Purchase:HD
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