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Ticket to Heaven
“In 1979, David joined a cult.”
69%
Movie
1h 48m
AI Analysis
Ticket to Heaven (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Ticket to Heaven (1981) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: David is a young man seduced by a religious cult that uses starvation, exhaustion, and brainwashing to mold recruits into money hustling disciples of a messiah-like leader. Chronicles David's chilling transformation into a gaunt, mindless shadow of his former self...and his ultimate salvation when friends and family… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~108 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Ticket to Heaven 69% (13 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
69%
from 13 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
David is a young man seduced by a religious cult that uses starvation, exhaustion, and brainwashing to mold recruits into money hustling disciples of a messiah-like leader. Chronicles David's chilling transformation into a gaunt, mindless shadow of his former self...and his ultimate salvation when friends and family launch a plan to kidnap and deprogram him.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-10-09
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 128741
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What is Ticket to Heaven about?
David is a young man seduced by a religious cult that uses starvation, exhaustion, and brainwashing to mold recruits into money hustling disciples of a messiah-like leader. Chronicles David's chill... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Ticket to Heaven?
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How long is the movie Ticket to Heaven?
The official runtime for Ticket to Heaven is approximately 108 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Nick Mancuso
David

Saul Rubinek
Larry

Meg Foster
Ingrid

Kim Cattrall
Ruthie

R.H. Thomson
Linc Strunc

Chris Britton
Simon

Jennifer Dale
Lisa

Guy Boyd
Eric

Harvey Atkin
Mr. Stone

Robert Joy
Patrick
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Dixie Seatle
Sarah

Paul Soles
Morley

Stephen Markle
Karl

Timothy Webber
Greg
- P
Patrick Brymer
Dr. Dwyer
- M
Marcia Diamond
Esther

Michael Zelniker
Danny
- D
Denise Naples
Bonnie
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