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The Phoenix Incident

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
3.4K
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The Phoenix Incident (2015)
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Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the fact-based, sci-fi thriller revolves around a military conspiracy and the controversial missing persons case surrounding the infamous Phoen... Read allBlurring the line between fiction and reality, the fact-based, sci-fi thriller revolves around a military conspiracy and the controversial missing persons case surrounding the infamous Phoenix Lights.Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the fact-based, sci-fi thriller revolves around a military conspiracy and the controversial missing persons case surrounding the infamous Phoenix Lights.

  • Director
    • Keith Arem
  • Writer
    • Keith Arem
  • Stars
    • Yuri Lowenthal
    • Travis Willingham
    • Troy Baker
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    4.9/10
    3.4K
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    • Director
      • Keith Arem
    • Writer
      • Keith Arem
    • Stars
      • Yuri Lowenthal
      • Travis Willingham
      • Troy Baker
    • 30User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Yuri Lowenthal
    Yuri Lowenthal
    • Glenn Lauder
    Travis Willingham
    Travis Willingham
    • Mitch Adams
    Troy Baker
    Troy Baker
    • Ryan Stone
    Liam O'Brien
    Liam O'Brien
    • Jacob Reynolds
    Michael Adamthwaite
    Michael Adamthwaite
    • Walton S. Gayson
    Brian Bloom
    Brian Bloom
    • LAFB Pilot
    Jamie Tisdale
    Jamie Tisdale
    • Melissa Henessey
    James Patrick Stewart
    • David Collins
    Fife Symington
    Fife Symington
    • Self
    • (as Fife Symington III)
    John McCain
    John McCain
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mark Withers
    Mark Withers
    • Bill Lauder
    Deborah Geffner
    Deborah Geffner
    • Susan Lauder
    Maria Bobeva
    • Sue Ellen Gayson
    Constance Broge
    Constance Broge
    • Michelle Stone
    Paul Thomas Arnold
    Paul Thomas Arnold
    • Daniel Adams
    James C. Burns
    James C. Burns
    • Ken Adams
    • (as James Burns)
    Randy Hamilton
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    Frances Emma Barwood
    • Self
    • (as Frances Barwood)
    • Director
      • Keith Arem
    • Writer
      • Keith Arem
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    7paulONeil68

    Quite good

    I liked how they mixed the truth and fiction and made a mock-Doc.🤷‍♂️

    Slow at first with some good visuals. 🙄

    FF movies are usually lame rubbish such as , even from the get go of Blair witch what started the popularity of the style.

    I remember the incident this was a good watch. Ish 👍
    franka_van_loon

    Unwatchable

    This movie is making me noxious and gives me headaches because of the idiotic camera shakes.

    It is not watchable.

    And I am tired of those found footages movies.
    3lunchoutk

    another found footage movie

    well, found footage movies are usually cheap and nasty affairs and the shaky camera is used to cover bad directing.

    This one is different, the characters are believable, the effects are good and the directing is smooth and enjoyable. and here comes the BUT the go pro style footage is far too shaky and swinging, certain segments of the movie are completely unwatchable due to this and mildly nausea inducing.

    The characters have lucid moments and are friendly and believable but start screaming and shouting in a manner that is unbelievable and ruins any form connection you have with them.

    Nothing new and needs refining
    6Endless_01

    A faux-documentary about UFOs with decent execution.

    I'm a UFO fanatic, so I went into this movie with a certain amount of joy to see something different. Granted, I didn't have high expectations, after all, we know that horror and faux-documentary movies are not usually very good, however, the execution of this one was much better than I expected. With a good budget and use of camera techniques, the creators managed to create a film that, despite not being a marvel of special effects, contains well-designed scenes with good entertainment value.

    The script is a bit heavy-handed, leaving much to be desired, but it manages to establish certain real-life connections with fictional events in a good way, creating a sort of historical universe within its own limits. The characters are, for the most part, typical cliché examples of movies of this type, but I've seen worse so I cut them some slack. The performances are decent, not the best, but what else can we expect?

    Probably what I hated the most was the idiotic subplot about the alien-crazy guy. I found it unnecessary, cliche, redundant and even a bit cringe-worthy, mainly because it didn't add anything interesting to the scene and only served as a sort of punching bag of mysteries.

    In the end, it's a short, entertaining movie that manages to combine real scenes with cinematic scenes and creates a somewhat interesting conspiracy story, which although affected by its delirious script and half-developed characters, manages to entertain for 1 hour and 20 minutes without major complaints. Also, the aliens and the development of the scenes is entertaining, as well as the multiple scenes from the POV of the military. It's worth it if you like the genre and feel like killing time.
    3jacques-europe

    Annoying

    I have seen many found footage movies and some of them are quite good, as they 1. allow the viewer to get an idea of the whole scenery and 2. as they give your eyes some calm moments. The viewer needs time to understand what's actually going on!

    This movies doesn't do anything of that. It's really hard work to watch the found footage scenes, so shaky, the image even switches off completely for many times, the cam crashes against walls and the ground with wild movements, a tour de force for your eyes, so much that it gets really annoying. I wanted to shout out loud: stop finally moving!

    While the story could have been very exciting (the basic idea is not bad), the 4 main characters sometimes behave like crazy. Just imagine someone dangerous follows you in the dark. And your first reaction is: shout as loud as possible, speak loudly, use your torch to show everyone within the next 2 miles where you are, and that ALL the time.That's what these 4 guys do. So empathy has no chance to grow for them. After a while of watching I thought: just stop filming guys and get caught finally.

    The pseudo-documentary style of the movie is OK, if you like that kind of movie. To me it's a little bit too much of history channel's "the secret alien files" kind of stuff: the camera, the editing, the light of the interview scenes - just the way those scenes are made I have seen before too many times on TV. The director clearly needs to find a way to make his individual kind of movie. Now it's just a collection of copied elements. Truly better than "sharknado", but not much better than every pseudo-documentary on TV.

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    Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
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    • Trivia
      During production of the movie, the film makers were contacted by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding one of the film's viral websites. Due to the perceived authenticity of the site, the DOJ threatened imprisonment and substantial federal fines, believing the website infringed on the department's likeness to locate the missing men from the film. After several tense days of legal negotiation between the production's attorneys and the Justice Department, the site was reinstated and continues to serve the motion picture.
    • Goofs
      Somalia is not in any of the continents they mention.
    • Alternate versions
      US Theatrical Release with Interactive Apple TV release
    • Connections
      Features Ms. Pac-Man (1982)

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official Website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Phoenix Incident
    • Filming locations
      • Phoenix, Arizona, USA(Actual Sighting Location)
    • Production companies
      • PCB Productions
      • PCB Studios
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    • Budget
      • $1,300,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 22m(82 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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