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The Banishing

2021 · 97 min · Director: Christopher Smith ★ IMDb 4.5 · 3,207 ratings

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In the 1930s, a young reverend and his family are forced to confront their worst fears when they discover their new home holds a horrifying secret.

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The Banishing (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Tension 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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  1. Fear40%

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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 4.5/10 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Disturbing
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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 8 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Disturbing48 %41 %39 %19 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity37 %28 %21 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity40 %33 %22 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension51 %46 %33 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity54 %48 %29 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Tension50 %46 %19 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity46 %44 %18 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension52 %50 %27 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension62 %61 %40 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity62 %58 %41 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity60 %55 %39 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension66 %61 %49 %47 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Empathy72 %68 %58 %57 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension77 %74 %63 %57 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension79 %77 %69 %58 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Disturbing82 %79 %77 %64 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Disturbing84 %80 %77 %72 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Empathy74 %66 %61 %67 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Empathy59 %45 %43 %54 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

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John Heffernan

Linus

Sean Harris

Harry Price

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Jason Thorpe

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Jason Thorpe

Dr. Sutter

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Anya McKenna-Bruce

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Jean St. Clair

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Adam Hugill

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Adam Hugill

Frank

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James Swanton

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James Swanton

Monk

Details

Directed by
Christopher Smith
Written by
David Beton, Dean Lines, Ray Bogdanovich
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
97 min
Country
United Kingdom
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.5 · 3,207 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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