The Institute
2017 | 98m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | James Franco, Pamela Romanowsky |
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| Writer: | Adam Rager, Matt Rager |
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| In 19th century Baltimore, Isabel Porter, a girl stricken with grief from her parents' untimely death, voluntarily checks herself into the Rosewood Institute. Subjected to bizarre and increasingly violent pseudo-scientific experiments in personality modification, brainwashing and mind control, she must escape the clutches of the Rosewood and exact her revenge, or else be forever lost. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 03, 2017 |
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| Director: | James Franco, Pamela Romanowsky |
| Writer: | Adam Rager, Matt Rager |
| Genres: | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | experiment, baltimore, usa, mental institution, 19th century |
| Production Companies | Redwire Pictures, Campbell Grobman Films, Jeff Rice Films, Dark Rabbit Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Franco | Director |
| Pamela Romanowsky | Director |
| Adam Rager | Writer |
| Pedro Gómez Millán | Cinematography |
| Adam Crystal | Music |
| Brett Hatcher | Art Direction |
| Matt Rager | Writer |
| Miles Carrington | Set Dresser |
| Scott Enge | Production Design |
| Aaron I. Butler | Editor |
| Cynthia Huffman | Casting |
| David Page | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| James Franco | Executive Producer |
| Christa Campbell | Producer |
| Luke Daniels | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Yunger | Executive Producer |
| Avi Lerner | Executive Producer |
| Scott Reed | Executive Producer |
| Jeffrey Greenstein | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Rice | Executive Producer |
| Vince Jolivette | Executive Producer |
| Lati Grobman | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 13 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 137 | 424 |
A rare film in that: While I did not like it, I do think it might be worth watching a second time to get on the same page. I mean, I almost definitely won't do that, but the thought is still present. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._ ...
Never has a film, and its actors made me so angry that I actually leaned in to punch my television. Bravo, this truly was an epic ride into delusional behaviors and actions, so overwhelming insane and horrid. I really enjoyed the story and to go into it as I'd based on true events was shocking bu ... t very believable. It plays into most thoughts of the wealthy buying and trading souls for their pleasure. If even half of the story depicted here is true, I, for one, am grateful for the record keeping of such blatant tragedies upon the poor souls already struggling in the lives. Bravo once again... Bravo...