The Institute

The Institute
2017
★★☆☆☆ 4.3/10
⏱️ 98 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
ThrillerMysteryHorror
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.

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User Reviews

patient1
★ 7/10
September 24, 2025
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 but 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...
Gimly
★ 4/10
May 31, 2017
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._

Crew

Director
James Franco, Pamela Romanowsky
Writer
Adam Rager, Matt Rager
Producer
James Franco, Christa Campbell, Luke Daniels

Production

Dark Rabbit Productions, Redwire Pictures, Campbell Grobman Films, Jeff Rice Films

Keywords

experimentbaltimore, usamental institution19th century