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The Institute

4.320171h 38mRMovieThrillerMysteryHorror

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…

DirectorsJames Franco·Pamela Romanowsky
WritersAdam Rager·Matt Rager
ProducersJames Franco·Christa Campbell

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Availability shown for Canada · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by James Franco

AGAllie Gallerani
Allie Gallerani
Isabel Porter
JFJames Franco
James Franco
Dr. Cairn
JP
Joe Pease
Roderick Porter
SHScott Haze
Scott Haze
Gunther
LSLori Singer
Lori Singer
Madame Werner
AVAmber Viera
Amber Viera
Margaret
VLVal Lauren
Val Lauren
Dr. Jacobs
ZSZoë Bleu Sidel
Zoë Bleu Sidel
Lucy
GHGabrielle Haugh
Gabrielle Haugh
Allison
CMCynthia Murell
Cynthia Murell
Clara Barnes
TNTim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson
Dr. Lemelle
EREric Roberts
Eric Roberts
Dr. Torrington

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The Institute isn't available free in Canada; you can only rent or buy it on CosmoGo and YouTube.