
Spectral
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 109 min · ★ 6.5 · 73% critics
A special-ops team is dispatched to a European city where supernatural beings have taken over. As the threat escalates, a scientist and the soldiers team up to investigate and fight back.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-12-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (2,001 votes)
About
You’ll like Spectral if you want supernatural military thrills with tense battles and strong effects; Not for you if you need airtight logic or expect more serious, laugh-free realism, and you may prefer lighter sci-fi like The Night Eats the World or more grounded action like Serenity.
Pros: nonstop sci-fi action; impressive effects; solid acting | Cons: logic/plot holes; uneven performances; sometimes dull pacing
Themes
- supernatural
- military
Cast & crew

James Badge Dale
as Clyne

Emily Mortimer
as Fran Madison

Gonzalo Menendez
as Captain Marco Cabrera

Max Martini
as Maj. Sessions

Ryan Robbins
as Sgt. Comstock

Bruce Greenwood
as General Orland

Jimmy Akingbola
as Sgt. Steve McFadden

Brian Caspe
as Outpost Tech

Clayne Crawford
as Sgt. Toll

Ursula Parker
as Sari
Directed by Nic Mathieu