The Institute
2013, English. Directed by Spencer McCall.
Is it a cult? Is it a game? Or is it a life-changing adventure...
Thousands of participants in a San Francisco-based alternate reality game end up getting more than they bargained for. Told from the players’ perspectives, the film looks over the precipice at an emergent new art form where the real world and fictional narratives merge to create unforeseen and often unsettling consequences. Examining counter-culture, new religious movements and street art, this film takes the viewer on a journey into a secret underground world teeming just beneath the surface of everyday life.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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The Institute is streaming on Daring Docs and Indie Club in India.
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- Released
- 11 October 2013
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Jeff Hull
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The Institute runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Which OTT platform is The Institute on?
The Institute is streaming on Daring Docs and Indie Club in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Institute?
If you liked The Institute, try Come See Me in the Good Light, In the Realms of the Unreal, Ex Libris: The New York Public Library.
Who directed The Institute?
The Institute (2013) was directed by Spencer McCall and stars Arye Bender, Jeff Hull, Gordon McLaughlin.