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Epidemic

1987 · 106 min · Director: Lars von Trier ★ IMDb 5.9 · 6,766 ratings

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A film director and a script writer (performed by Lars von Trier and Niels Vørsel themselves) write a screenplay, in which an epidemic spreads about the whole world. Like the protagonist they do not notice, that a real epidemic is developing around them.

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Epidemic (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Drama, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Disturbing
Curiosity
Fear
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor32 %12 %25 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness40 %25 %34 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity45 %34 %41 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity48 %41 %43 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Disturbing46 %43 %40 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity35 %25 %33 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity30 %16 %29 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity36 %25 %32 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor49 %36 %32 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Sadness59 %43 %29 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Sadness51 %35 %31 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity48 %36 %40 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Disturbing51 %45 %43 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity44 %36 %33 %14 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Humor40 %26 %28 %5 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Sadness46 %28 %39 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Curiosity61 %45 %45 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Disturbing78 %68 %38 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 103′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

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Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier / Dr. Mesmer

AD
Allan De Waal

NV
Niels Vørsel

Niels Vørsel

OE
Ole Ernst

MG
Michael Gelting

CK
Claes Kastholm Hansen

Claes Kastholm Hansen

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

SA
Svend Ali Hamann

Svend Ali Hamann

GL
Gitte Lind

Gitte Lind

SO
Susanne Ottesen

Susanne Ottesen

LS
Leif Sabro

Pilot

OE
Ole Ernst

CG
Colin Gilder

IH
Ib Hansen

AH
Anja Hemmingsen

KH
Kirsten Hemmingsen

CH
Cæcilia Holbek Trier

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Gert Holbek

JC
Joergen Christian Krueff

JK
Jan Kornum Larsen

LM
Leif Magnusson

Details

Directed by
Lars von Trier
Written by
Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
106 min
Country
Denmark
Genres
Drama, Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 6,766 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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