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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Amplify
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Amplify
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary Penniless grad students David, Ryan, and Jordan hope their telepathy invention will solve all their problems, but the bleeding-edge technology opens a Pandora’s box of new dangers, as the team discovers that when they open their minds, there is nowhere to hide their thoughts. Secrets and betrayals surface, and the technology is stolen by...

Directed By: Khalil Sullins

Written By: Khalil Sullins

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Amplify
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Amplify
  • 1 h 38 m

Listening

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
35
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary Penniless grad students David, Ryan, and Jordan hope their telepathy invention will solve all their problems, but the bleeding-edge technology opens a Pandora’s box of new dangers, as the team discovers that when they open their minds, there is nowhere to hide their thoughts. Secrets and betrayals surface, and the technology is stolen by...

Directed By: Khalil Sullins

Written By: Khalil Sullins

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
35
20% Positive
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40% Mixed
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40% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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40% Mixed
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80
Sep 10, 2015
Director/screenwriter Khalil Sullins makes an auspicious feature debut with his audacious sci-fi thriller that's as engrossing as it is thought-provoking.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
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Sep 10, 2015
[A] strained, overheated thriller.
By Andy Webster FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 8, 2015
Rather than pioneering into the frontiers of the mind, Listening slogs through the most well-traveled pits of screenwriting.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
20
Sep 10, 2015
To call it amateurish would be kind.
By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW
20
Sep 9, 2015
Director Khalil Sullins’ movie has its heart and brain in the right place, but its guts are a mess.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 8 User Ratings
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75% Positive
6 Ratings
13% Mixed
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Universal Acclaim Based on 8 User Ratings
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13% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Production Company Listen Film
Release Date Sep 11, 2015
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Hide your thoughts
Website http://www.listeningmovie.com/
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Awards

Emerge Film Festival, Maine, US
• 2 Nominations
Irvine International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Phoenix Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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