The Normals

2012 • 89 minutes

About this movie

With a debt collector hot on his trail, Harvard graduate Billy Schine enrolls in a clinical drug trial to make a quick buck. Carted out of New York City in a shuttle full of oddball characters, Billy and the rest of the guinea pigs, affectionately referred to as "Normals," camp out at hidden research facility. When not popping pills, being tagged, drained of blood, prodded, poked and color-coded, they are telling horror stories of previous tests or generally getting on each other's nerves. As the test drags on, just being there starts to take its toll, and tensions build until the dam finally bursts. Billy realizes that there is no such thing as "normal." Based on the novel by David Gilbert. A FilmBuff Presentation.
MPAA Rating: NOTRATED

Ratings and reviews

Kind of tried being a cerebral film. Good enough but not overly engaging. Most of the events of the movie were too much in the background and didn't help follow through with the big picture the movie was trying to get across, but it may leave you wondering why people think they can obtain some value in their lives by participating in a bigger person's project.

I gave it 3 stars because it was hard trying to figure out what was the point to the movie, they movie didn't answer the question why this or that happened. It is rather on the boring side but if your interested in movies without much action then watch. Though its not worth the price it will make you reflect on what you want to do in life.

I have no idea what idea this movie intended to portray. It was interesting but made absolutely no sense.. Worth 2$? That depends on how much money you have