The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
"The experiment that should never have happened 41 years ago...is still going on."
ThumbScore
👍 70%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 50%
(RT: 50%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
Seen it? Rate it in one tap.
FavoriteLoved itLiked itIt was OKNot for me
Rate 5 films and ThumbScore predicts your score for every other one. Not seen it? Get your predicted score →
Where to Watch
Streaming
Rent / Buy
Subtitles on OpenSubtitles.com: English · Español · Español (Latinoamérica) · Español (España)
Most Spanish subtitles are not marked by region.
Full of ads, or out of sync? Fix it free, in your browser
Cast
Bobby Di Cicco as Jim Parker
Louise Latham as Pamela
Kene Holliday as Major Clark
Joe Dorsey as Sheriff Bates
Is The Philadelphia Experiment good?
Most people think so. 70% audience score, estimated from 475 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 50%.
Overview
Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984. Wikipedia ↗
