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

10/12/2020

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

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Rocco T. Thompson

Rue Morgue Magazine

07/03/2024

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.”

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Jessica Scott

We Who Walk Here

10/17/2022

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.

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Nicolás Delgadillo

Discussing Film

06/25/2021

3 / 5

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

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

02/01/2021

B

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

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Jeffrey Zhang

Strange Harbors

01/29/2021

C+

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

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Justin V.

@jvieth30 Oct 19

This one's a unique take on demonic possession.

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Stephen S

Sep 5

Wow ! I caught this movie on Tubi. I had it playing in the background with the sound off while i worked. I don't spoil movies for people so don't worry ! I started of kinda of pedestrian , geared towards a late twenty- something audience. I thought it was going to b e along the lines of , " Late Night With The Devil", which i was disappointed with. This movie, i was not ! Once it started getting going, i was on the edge of my seat, wishing i had some popcorn ! The fallout from the events that occur are truly horrifying ! I will watch this again..this time with the sound on !

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Abby A.

@a3byx Jul 31

I loved it, im not to heavy on judging my movies. It had its silly scenes that made me giggle and the whole plot was sooo interesting and the plot twists I didn’t expect😆. It was pretty spooky as well, fake priest was hawt

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Sophie P.

@sophiemrie Jul 18

A fun time, but not really doing anything interesting or fresh.

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Jason W

Jul 6

One of the better possession type films I've seen. Some great, intense scenes and the acting is superb.

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SB 7

Jun 9

I loved this movie and the ending was tight, it does suck when your best friend smashes your girl though...

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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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