Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Pulse easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Pulse end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Pulse

Name: Pulse
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1988
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Cliff DeYoung, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, Charles Tyner

The ultimate shocker.

Directed by Paul Golding

Produced by Aspen Film Society

198891 min5.2 / 10

A paranoid sci-fi horror film where an invisible, sentient electrical force weaponizes everyday appliances to terrorize a family, blending domestic intimacy with technological dread.

An intelligent pulse of electricity moves from house to house, terrorizing occupants through their own appliances. Having already destroyed one household in a quiet neighborhood, the pulse finds itself in the home of a boy and his divorced father.

Clusters

Man-Made Monsters Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Cheap Monster Movies Cold War Creatures and Paranoia

Genres

Horror Science Fiction

Questions people ask

Is Pulse scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Pulse easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Pulse end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Pulse violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Pulse sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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