Pulse

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Pulse

PG-13,

2006,

1h 25m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller/

Sci-Fi

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11%

71 Reviews

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27%

50,000+ Ratings

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71 Reviews

27%

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After her boyfriend commits suicide, a psychology student (Kristen Bell) and her friends begin receiving unsettling e-mails and video messages. After a number of disappearances across campus, she teams up with a computer hacker (Ian Somerhalder) to shut down the deadly force before it spreads to the rest of the world.

Critics Consensus

Another stale American remake of a successful Japanese horror film, Pulse bypasses the emotional substance of the original and overcompensates with pumped-up visuals and every known horror cliche.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Mar 24, 2007

The unanswered questions in the original added to the mood, but by trying to answer even just a few of them, this Pulse just gets more confusing and less scary.

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

Sep 23, 2006

As the ghosts suck the life out of their victims, the audience suffers the same fate.

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

Sep 5, 2006

2/5

A remake that ain't an upgrade.

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Stefan Birgir Stefans

sbs.is

Apr 18, 2021

1.5/5

Pulse is an ugly mess that makes little to no sense. I am sure I thought it looked quite cool in the naive 00s, but it's hypercontrasted-desaturated-blue/green-hued look has aged like milk in the sun.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Apr 11, 2014

The potential it has to be an adult thriller is ruined because it's just more teen marketed crap.

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Dave White

Movies.com

Apr 4, 2011

2/5

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Rey P

Dec 25, 2018

ITS REEALY REALY REALY BAD

Kylo R

Nov 14, 2018

Haven't seen the J-horror version but it has to be significantly better than this considering all the praise it gets. This was very dumb and not scary at all. The premise had potential in the beginning but then quickly slid into an ineffective bad horror movie.

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Theodore M

Oct 9, 2018

Basically "The Ring" being contacted and conjured into an opened portal through the ouija internet with ridiculous, elliptical narrative. After watching this rushed attempt of another domesticized story of a Japanese tale, it's obvious whilst unseen that the original could be a better offering in terms of deliverance. (C)

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Theodore R

Mar 22, 2018

Wow-some crappy movie is just bad!

Feb 5, 2018

i enjoyed the movie. Had a great beginning and a great ending. It was interesting to see ghosts in a digital world.

Luke S

Sep 2, 2017

Pulse is a profoundly ridiculous supernatural thriller that is void of any suspense or shock value. A supposed parable of our obsession with technological advances and the deadly consequences they may have if we summon the wrong side of these forces. The normally likeable Kristen Bell is blatantly miscast as our heroine and when it comes time for the conclusion it seems we have lost the will to care about what happens to anyone still living.

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Synopsis

After her boyfriend commits suicide, a psychology student (Kristen Bell) and her friends begin receiving unsettling e-mails and video messages. After a number of disappearances across campus, she teams up with a computer hacker (Ian Somerhalder) to shut down the deadly force before it spreads to the rest of the world.

Director: Jim Sonzero
Producer: Michael Leahy, Joel Soisson, Anant Singh, Brian Cox
Screenwriter: Wes Craven, Tim Day, Vince Gilligan, Ray Wright
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Weinstein Company, Dimension Films, Neo Art & Logic, Distant Horizon
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Terror|Disturbing Images|Language|Sensuality|Thematic Material)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 11, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.3M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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