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Communion

1989 · 103 min · Director: Philippe Mora ★ IMDb 5.5 · 9,017 ratings

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Whitley Strieber goes with his family and some friends to his holiday home in the forest. They experience some weird occurances, are they UFO activity? Whitley is abducted and then faces a horrible dilema; was I abducted or am I going mad? He sees a psychiatrist who tries to use hypnotic regression to discover the truth.

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Emotional fingerprint

Communion (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Fear 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear25%
  2. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Fear, Disturbing. Genres: Drama, Horror, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Fear and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Curiosity
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 68 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor38 %16 %17 %4 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor42 %26 %22 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Fear47 %37 %36 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity48 %40 %44 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension44 %39 %37 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension45 %42 %36 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension52 %49 %45 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity56 %53 %55 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity60 %56 %60 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Tension68 %66 %58 %54 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Disturbing72 %69 %54 %62 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity67 %64 %53 %57 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension74 %71 %52 %66 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Disturbing79 %72 %52 %75 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity67 %57 %53 %62 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Disturbing63 %55 %56 %58 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Disturbing65 %52 %60 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Curiosity56 %35 %59 %32 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Curiosity48 %26 %53 %17 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Christopher Walken

Whitley Strieber

Lindsay Crouse

Anne Strieber

Frances Sternhagen

Dr. Janet Duffy

TH
Terri Hanauer

Sarah

JC
Joel Carlson

Andrew Strieber

DR
DeeDee Rescher

Mrs. Greenberg

AF
Aileen Fitzpatrick

Mother

RM
R.J. Miller

Father

HF
Holly Fields

Praying Mantis Girl

JS
Juliet Sorci

Second Grade Girl

IC
Irene Cagen

Sally

PS
Paula Shaw

Woman from Apartment

JJ
Joshua John Miller

Tall Boy

BH
Basil Hoffman

Dr. Friedman

JD
Johnny Dark

Lab Technician

SK
Sally Kemp

Laurie

IV
Ingrid Vold

Magician's Assistant (uncredited)

TT
Tifni Twitchell

Teacher

Details

Directed by
Philippe Mora
Written by
Whitley Strieber
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 9,017 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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