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The Dead Pit

1989 · 102 min · Director: Brett Leonard ★ IMDb 5.3 · 3,321 ratings

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A renegade doctor is shot dead and entombed with his fiendish experiments in the basement of an abandoned wing of a mental hospital. Twenty years later, a mysterious woman is admitted with amnesia, and her arrival is marked by an earthquake - which cracks the seal to the Dead Pit, freeing the evil doctor to continue his work.

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The Dead Pit (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Fear
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity55 %53 %35 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Disturbing60 %55 %44 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity56 %45 %38 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Disturbing51 %38 %30 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension49 %40 %30 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity53 %46 %32 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity58 %50 %35 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension67 %60 %57 %53 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing70 %64 %57 %61 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Tension68 %65 %54 %58 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension65 %64 %55 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Disturbing65 %63 %56 %51 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Tension70 %69 %61 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Tension77 %76 %69 %55 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Disturbing79 %75 %65 %68 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension76 %73 %55 %57 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Tension78 %76 %56 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Tension82 %82 %68 %58 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

CL
Cheryl Lawson

SG
Stephen Gregory Foster

SG
Stephen Gregory Foster

Christian Meyers

DG
Danny Gochnauer

Dr. Colin Ramzi

GG
Geha Getz

Sister Clair

JB
Joan Bechtel

Nurse Kygar

ME
Mara Everett

Nurse Robbins

JA
Jack A. Sunseri

Head Orderly Jensen

SM
Shanna McCullough

Featured Dead (as Marcia Gray) / Body Double

MJ
Michael Jacobs

ud Higgins

RF
Randall Fontana

Orderly Jimmy

FD
Frederick Dodge

First Patient

NH
Nettie Heffner

Night Nurse

LS
Luana Speelman

Day Nurse

BL
Brett Leonard

Bearded Mental Patient (uncredited)

SM
Scott Malpass

Orderly #1

SD
Skyy Diaz

Orderly #2

SS
Steve Strom

Orderly #3

Details

Directed by
Brett Leonard
Written by
Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 3,321 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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