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Holy Hell

2016 · 100 min · Director: Will Allen ★ IMDb 7 · 6,639 ratings

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An inside look at Buddhafield, a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.

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Holy Hell (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Confusion 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Confusion, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Documentary. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Confusion and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Disturbing
Sadness
Tension
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingSadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity52 %5 %17 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity53 %10 %19 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Hope53 %16 %14 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity55 %26 %11 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity57 %35 %15 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity56 %39 %20 %32 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity59 %44 %26 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension68 %54 %36 %57 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Disturbing69 %59 %38 %60 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing61 %55 %28 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Disturbing61 %56 %30 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Disturbing70 %65 %41 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Disturbing80 %76 %50 %61 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Disturbing88 %85 %65 %63 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Sadness89 %85 %75 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Disturbing88 %79 %76 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness86 %74 %75 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Disturbing81 %69 %68 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Sadness75 %49 %57 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Hope72 %25 %48 %18 %
Riches to rags

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

WA
Will Allen

DP
Dimitrius Pulido

JS
Jamie Simone Gomez

Himself

PC
Phillipe Coquet

AA
Amy Allen

Herself

CA
Cristala Allen

Herself

GA
Gina Allen

Herself

JB
Jennifer Baca

Herself

AB
Alessandra Burenin

Herself

VC
Vera Cheiffo

Herself

DC
David Christopher

Himself

RG
Radhia Gleis

Herself

JG
Julian Goldstein

Himself

GG
Greg Gorey

Himself

MH
Murti Hower

Himself

CJ
Chris Johnston

Himself

DL
Danielle Lefemine

Herself

RA
Rick Alan Ross

Himself- Archive Footage

JS
Jamie Simone Gomez

Himself (as Michel) - archive footage

Details

Directed by
Will Allen
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 6,639 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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