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Project Ithaca

Play trailer 1:28 Poster for Project Ithaca R 2019 1h 24m Sci-Fi Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Five strangers awaken to find themselves trapped aboard an alien spaceship that seems to be harnessing their terror to power the ship. They begin to understand that these species have been abducting humans for decades and possibly centuries.
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Nigel Watson Starburst 03/11/2021
2/5
In the hands of director Nicholas Humphries we get a very dark, nightmarish, swear-filled, convoluted, and claustrophobic vision of alien contact that is shocking and draining. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/19/2020
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Without the little green men, only all the genre's cliches remain. Go to Full Review
Jackie K. Cooper jackiekcooper.com 06/17/2019
5/10
A somewhat interesting sci-fi film that has better acting and script than you might expect. Bodes well for the cast and crews future potential. Go to Full Review
Andrew Parker The Gate 06/05/2019
2/10
Project Ithaca gets off to a terrible, borderline laughable start and never recovers in the slightest. Go to Full Review
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Mark M Jul 6 I think the harsh reviews were from people not giving the movie any chance and prejudging it upon viewing the initial scene. A scene which is unlike anything seen before leaving the viewer with lots of questions. For me this was a great opening because now I needed some answers and with my interest piqued and the scary background set I was all in and didn't step away untill the end of the movie. The end was actually the only part I didn't care for because I couldn't put my finger on what it was supposed to mean for the characters going forward. But other than that I am glad I stumbled on this SCI-FI film with a brand new thought provoking plot I never seen before. See more Jared L 11/05/2024 I don't want to say it's terrible. A part of me really wants to like this. More time getting to know the characters, at least the 2 leads. I would have appreciated knowing why the government guy was so attached to Sara earlier on so we knew what the stakes were. My guess is this is mostly budget restrictions. Give them a bigger budget and I think they could have done much better. It has a lot that could have been expanded on. I think the writer took inspiration from "Edge of Tomorrow" (AKA Groundhog Day with aliens). Subplot about the transponders vanished then reappeared in a really unsatisfying way. Majority of the movie takes place in a grotesque stomach-like enclosure where 6 people are covered in goop and are in some kind of psychological torture / support group. No one theme or feeling ever gets a chance to take hold. We're screaming, then we're drinking cocoa in our memories. The ending doesn't make a lot of sense. See more __ _ 08/23/2024 It didn’t really make sense, and the plot never went anywhere. A lot of narratives, tropes, and cliches were brought up out of nowhere to move the plot forward and then immediately dropped as soon as they weren’t important anymore. Several of the characters had really odd shifts in their personality that came completely out of nowhere, seemingly only for the purpose of allowing the story to move forward. The whole story lacked focus. Also the dialogue was very stiff and unnatural. See more Bobby J 07/03/2024 Let me start by saying that at every suspenseful moment where you think there will be some awesome reveal, there isn't. The plot makes almost zero sense and drops way negative as the movie wraps up. This is one of the few movies that I wish I could unwatch and get that time of my life back. I literally got online to leave a review because I'm so angry and I hope this saves somebody from wasting their time. It must have had a really low budget too because most of it happens in a tiny dark room. See more Brandt A 05/05/2024 I'm seeing all these terrible reviews and I'm glad I disregarded them. This movie wasn't a blockbuster by any means but it was pretty cool and had something original as opposed to all the other end of days/post apocalypse/brain sucking/alien abduction movies we've all seen time and time again. It was short sweet and to the point and didn't drag on and on like some of other 3.5 hour sci-fi epic movies. The ending could've been better, but I enjoyed it. See more KB B @Okbullard 04/10/2024 It's not best sci-fi movie. Don't bother with this one. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Five strangers awaken to find themselves trapped aboard an alien spaceship that seems to be harnessing their terror to power the ship. They begin to understand that these species have been abducting humans for decades and possibly centuries.
Director
Nicholas Humphries
Producer
Anthony Artibello, Jason Ross Jallet, James Milligan
Screenwriter
Anthony Artibello, Kevin C. Bjerkness
Distributor
Saban Films
Production Co
Hawkeye Pictures, Wild Media Entertainment
Rating
R (Sexuality|Language Throughout|Drug Material|Some Violence)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 7, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 7, 2019
Runtime
1h 24m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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