John, 316 (2021)

★ 6.5 1h 43m IMDb

Drama

A psychiatric hospital is turned upside down when a mysterious drifter is admitted and assigned to room 316. Known only as John Doe, the other patients believe that he bears an uncanny resemblance to Jesus Christ.

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Skylar Radzion as Misty Age 28 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Skylar is an actor, singer, writer, lover of poetry, of Métis and Belarus descent. Her first major role was for the late, great, horror cult classic Director Ulli Lommel. She was just 16 years old, an...

Afton Rentz as Abby Albright Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canadian Afton Rentz works as an actress, stunt performer and fight director for stage, film and television productions. She's the co-creator, fight director and star of the web series "Mental Case"..

Griffin Cork as Knighten Richman

Jayson Therrien as Kurt Peterbourogh

S-Raj Kumar as Daniel Born in the Fiji Islands, S-Raj Kumar is an award winning actor and alumni from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Having been in the film industry for over 20 years has allowed him to put on man...

Jarvis Greiner as Dusty

Director Jarvis Greiner

Cast Skylar Radzion, Afton Rentz, Griffin Cork, Jayson Therrien, S-Raj Kumar, Jarvis Greiner, Darrell Portz, Neil Chase, Len J. Phillips, Christopher Heatherington

hotshotsfilms Sep 06, 2022

What a unique movie! Definitely not your normal flick about Christianity. It's a modern day retelling of the Jesus story from an religiously objective viewpoint. We get to observe the humanistic benefits of faith as well as the obvious futility of "knowing" if there is a higher power or not. Very entertaining and extremely well done for its low budget status.

Wuchak 8/10 Nov 13, 2022

**_“Would you sit with me?”_**

At a psychiatric hospital in middle America a no-name drifter (Colin Matty) is brought in by the police, covered in a white sheet because he was naked. While he is likable and his eccentric ways win over the patients, the faculty isn’t so sure (Afton Rentz, Griffin Cork, etc.), especially when a new boss takes over (Darrell Portz).

“John, 316” (2020) is a mental hospital drama that’s naturally reminiscent of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975), but with a supernatural element similar to “The Green Mile” (1999) and a protagonist who recalls Toni Collette of “The Sixth Sense” (1999).

It’s amazing this only cost $75,000 (or $100,000 in Canadian dollars) because it’s a worthy drama with entertaining bits and potent insights. Sure, it’s not on the level of “Cuckoo’s Nest” or “Green Mile,” but I prefer it to “Sixth Sense” for several reasons. You get to know the characters and buy them as real people. Only Portz hams it up a bit, but it fits his antagonistic role.

The spiritual points connected with me and they’re way more than just what relates to the title. I’m not going to give ’em away, yet they’re there for all to see; you just have to look beyond society’s programming (brainwashing). One simple scene could easily be missed it’s so mundane, but it speaks deep cosmic truth.

The movie runs 1 hour, 43 minutes, and was shot in Alberta, Canada, at Alberta Beach & Edmonton (hospital). Alberta Beach is about 45 miles west of the big city.

GRADE: B+/A-