# Visiting Hours (1982)

> A crusading television journalist becomes the target of a misogynistic killer determined to transform personal revenge into a sadistic spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/31201

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Jean-Claude Lord
- Cast: Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner, Lenore Zann, Harvey Atkin, Michael J. Reynolds, Kirsten Bishop
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083296/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: oppressive, disturbing, bleak, late night horror marathon, cult film night

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- [Midnight Matinee (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/87103)
- [Videodrome (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/682)
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- [Fade to Black (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/25394)
- [The Prowler (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/29026)
- [The Dark Hours (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/10844)
- [The Toolbox Murders (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/16574)

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