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Holy Hell (2016) — Stream on Prime Video · CriticCrunch

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Holy Hell

Movie2016·100 min

Holy Hell

Directed by Will Allen

A documentary film directed by Will Allen.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 74%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

130 ratings

About Holy Hell

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

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: faith existentialism, corruption power, identity self discovery, late 20th century, religion, los angeles, group found family, villain protagonist, outsider misfit, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback, corruption

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Details

Director: Will Allen
Language: English

Cast

Will Allen, Jamie Simone Gomez, Dimitrius Pulido

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How Holy Hell Ranks

All movies

Top 74%

2010s movies

Top 67%

Documentary movies

Top 85%

Top 74% All movies.

the vibe

Holy Hell Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalhauntingunsettlingcontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

unsettlinguneasy

rise & fall

nonlinear flashback

faith existentialism

corruption power

identity self discovery

villain protagonist

outsider misfit

group found family

religion

corruption

Los Angeles

late 20th century

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9