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The Cleansing Hour

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Jeffrey Zhang Strange Harbors The Cleansing Hour leafs through the trope book with a demonically straight face Rated: C+ Jan 29, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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KerryWhite's S Rating: 6/10. 69/100 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member This is low budget horror done right and an unexpected gem. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Miguel M I was thoroughly surprised how much I enjoyed this movie! Whenever I just need a horror movie to watch, I can always rely on this one to hit the spot. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/18/24 Full Review Patrick S This was a shockingly and very unexpectedly great horror/thriller/possession flick. Very pleasantly surprised. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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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