The Cleansing Hour

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The Cleansing Hour

2019

1h 34m

Horror

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Max and Drew run a popular webcast that streams "live exorcisms" watched by millions across the globe. In reality, the exorcisms are just elaborately staged hoaxes performed by paid actors. But their fortunes take a turn when one of the actors becomes possessed by an actual demon and takes the crew hostage. In front of a rapidly growing audience, the demon subjects the crew to a series of violent challenges, threatening to expose the dark secrets they've been hiding from each other unless they come clean and reveal they're impostors before the show is over.

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

A film that is fun, frightening, and smugly surprising, especially as it strides smoothly into a final beat that will leave you drop-jawed.

Oct 12, 2020

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Rocco T. Thompson

Rue Morgue Magazine

As substantial as a communion wafer and marginally more enjoyable than Sunday school, The Cleansing Hour feels torn between a funhouse style sensibility and the pretense of “saying something.”

Jul 3, 2024

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Jessica Scott

We Who Walk Here

The Cleansing Hour, a grisly shocker anchored by terrific performances and deadpan humor, adds a modern twist to the possession story and uses the living embodiment of evil to highlight the dangers of social media.

Oct 17, 2022

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Nicolás Delgadillo

Discussing Film

It's admirable just how much the film runs with its concept and takes it through original, and often hysterical, twists and turns.

Rated: 3 / 5

Jun 25, 2021

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

A well-conceived, well-executed horror movie... a worthy entry in both the exorcism and Internet subgenres.

Rated: B

Feb 1, 2021

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Jeffrey Zhang

Strange Harbors

The Cleansing Hour leafs through the trope book with a demonically straight face

Rated: C+

Jan 29, 2021

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Craig B

Great movie with a unique premise. Super cast, great and clever story that rollicks along at a good pace and a dark, brooding atmosphere all add up to a fantastic horror film. Highly recommended.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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Damian M

Pretty campy, kept me watching to the end because you just gotta know all there dirty secrets, and the ending is nuclear levels of fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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KerryWhite's S

Rating: 6/10. 69/100

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Kiki H

Thought this was going to be the typical "religious exorcism" movie, but it surpassed all my assumptions. Kept me watching till the very end, which honestly is rather difficult these days. Typically with the recent horror films, I start scrolling on my phone due to lack of interest. Will definitely be watching this again for my Halloween Horror Marathon starting in September!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/24

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Audience Member

The best horror movie I've ever seen. All parts of the film can be included. I love watching it over and over again. 2024.07.30

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/24

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Audience Member

This is low budget horror done right and an unexpected gem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/17/24

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Max and Drew run a popular webcast that streams "live exorcisms" watched by millions across the globe. In reality, the exorcisms are just elaborately staged hoaxes performed by paid actors. But their fortunes take a turn when one of the actors becomes possessed by an actual demon and takes the crew hostage. In front of a rapidly growing audience, the demon subjects the crew to a series of violent challenges, threatening to expose the dark secrets they've been hiding from each other unless they come clean and reveal they're impostors before the show is over.

Director: Damien LeVeck
Producer: Shirit Bradley, Dan Clifton, Damien LeVeck, Natalie LeVeck
Screenwriter: Damien LeVeck, Aaron Horwitz
Production Co: Skubalon
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2021
Runtime: 1h 34m

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