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Sometimes They Come Back... Again

1996 · 98 min · Director: Adam Grossman ★ IMDb 4.3 · 4,345 ratings

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Jon Porter returns to his hometown after the sudden and bizarre death of his mother. He hopes to leave as soon as the funeral is over but it's too late. The sinister forces that caused his sister's brutal murder 30 years ago are back. Jon knows the nightmare can't continue. He must stand up to his fear and exorcise the demons who have risen again to take posession of his beautiful teenage daughter - body and soul.

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Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) — 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 4.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Relief

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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension33 %30 %23 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension36 %27 %20 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor38 %21 %15 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor38 %20 %11 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor39 %30 %13 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Tension41 %40 %20 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension50 %48 %38 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Fear61 %56 %53 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Tension68 %63 %55 %51 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Disturbing75 %68 %59 %65 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing75 %68 %56 %66 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension66 %64 %46 %53 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension65 %65 %46 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Tension73 %69 %53 %65 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Disturbing76 %69 %55 %69 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension76 %73 %63 %64 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Tension83 %83 %76 %71 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Tension89 %89 %83 %80 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Tension80 %79 %69 %66 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Relief63 %60 %47 %45 %
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

AA
Alexis Arquette

AA
Alexis Arquette

Tony Reno

JE
Jennifer Elise Cox

JE
Jennifer Elise Cox

Jules Martin

WM
William Morgan Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard

Father Archer Roberts

BC
BoJesse Christopher

BC
BoJesse Christopher

Vinnie Ritacco

GD
Gabriel Dell Jr.

JA
Jennifer Aspen

JA
Jennifer Aspen

Maria Moore

LD
Leslie Danon

LD
Leslie Danon

Lisa Porter

GB
Glen Beaudin

Sean Patrick

Molly Hagan

Officer Violet Searcey

MS
Michael Stadvec

Phil Thorn

MM
Michael Malota

Young Jon

IS
Ingrid Sthare

Jennifer Hadley

AG
Andreé Gibbs

Page Porter

Details

Directed by
Adam Grossman
Written by
Adam Grossman, Guy Riedel
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.3 · 4,345 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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