Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · 91 min · Director: Brian Gibson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast is not to be put off so easily and appears in a ghostly apparition as the Reverend Kane, a religeous zealot responsible for the deaths of his many followers. His goal is simple - he wants the angelic Carol Anne; but the love of her family and the power of psychic Tangina once again unite, along with an elderly native American, to fight for her life.
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Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) — 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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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Relief
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 42 % | 35 % | 27 % | 3 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 39 % | 28 % | 20 % | 6 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 48 % | 26 % | 19 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 64 % | 31 % | 24 % | 5 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 70 % | 49 % | 40 % | 5 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 64 % | 57 % | 46 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Relief | 53 % | 48 % | 32 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 56 % | 54 % | 36 % | 14 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 71 % | 70 % | 56 % | 14 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 78 % | 74 % | 66 % | 8 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 73 % | 69 % | 60 % | 6 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 66 % | 64 % | 51 % | 11 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 55 % | 9 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 83 % | 79 % | 66 % | 3 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 89 % | 88 % | 77 % | 3 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 86 % | 85 % | 76 % | 9 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 84 % | 80 % | 70 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 80 % | 64 % | 55 % | 39 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Humor | 68 % | 33 % | 27 % | 43 % |
Man in a hole
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
Robbie Freeling
Kane
Old Indian
Vomit Creature
Daughter
Mother
Kane's People
Kane's People
Young Diane
Kane's People
Kane's People
Kane's People
Kane's People
Details
- Directed by
- Brian Gibson
- Written by
- Mark Victor, Michael Grais
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1986
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Horror
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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