The Device (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, The Device is a thriller, horror and science fiction film directed by Jeremy Berg, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. Abby and Rebecca Powell haven't seen each other since a traumatic event in their youth ripped them apart. Reunited for the first time in over a decade, the sisters take a trip to spread their mother's ashes at a secluded lake. As the sisters reconnect and try to heal old wounds, something waits in the nearby woods. A strange object, made not by the hands of man, beckons them to it. As they begin to try and unlock its secrets, Abby is plagued by nightmares of an alien presence that seem all too real. Little do the sisters realize that this object is actually a device, one with a purpose too horrible to comprehend. As the events of the past and the present begin to merge, new discoveries will threaten to tear apart their newly reformed family, and the inhuman creators of the device will attempt to finish a terrible experiment begun years before.

Who’s in it. The Device stars Angela DiMarco as Abby, David S. Hogan as Calvin, Kate Alden as Rebecca and Gabriel Congdon as The Visitor, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.5/10, The Device has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Device page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Device tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Pulp Fiction, Parasite and Fight Club.