Phenomenon

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$152M

John Travolta plays George Malley, who owns the local auto repair shop in a small California town. After celebrating his birthday with friends at the local bar/hang-out, George heads for home. He pauses to watch a strange light in the sky, then collapses for a few seconds in the middle of the deserted street. In the days and weeks that follow, George finds his IQ and consciousness expanding dramatically, and develops telekinetic abilities. Despite his attempts to explain what has happened to him, with just a very few exceptions, most of the local townspeople treat the "new" George as a freak. His state of isolation becomes even more pronounced when his new-found abilities allow him to correctly predict an earthquake, and outside authorities become interested in what's happened to him.

🏆 7 wins & 8 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director

Jon Turteltaub

Cast

John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker

Released

3 July 1996

Runtime

2h 3m

Certificate

PG

IMDb rating

6.5 / 10

Votes

88,809

Metascore

42

Rotten Tomatoes

49%

Box office

$104,636,382

Budget

$32,000,000

Edition

Base