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Touched

2003 · 65 min

A quiet, unsettling documentary that treats extraordinary claims with seriousness, leaving you to weigh belief against evidence.

Tagline
A documentary about people who think they've had contact with aliens, and the Harvard psychiatrist who believes them
Overview
The alien abduction phenomenon, told by those who experienced it, with the weight of a Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard psychiatrist at their back.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • memory
  • faith
  • trauma
  • science
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Laurel Chiten
Starring
John E. Mack, Karin Austin, Peter Faust, Jamy Faust, Arnold Relman, Laurel Chiten, Wendy Kaminer, Patrick Harpur
Music
Jake Trussell
Cinematography
Andy Abrahams Wilson
Runtime
65 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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