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Nightwatch

1994 · 107 min · Director: Ole Bornedal ★ IMDb 7.1 · 20,867 ratings

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In order to finance his law studies, Martin starts as a night watchman in a mortuary. When the victims of a serial killer of prostitutes are deposited there, scary things begin to happen. Therefore and because of a strange bet with his fellow student Jens, the police begins to think he is the murderer. Police detective Wormer wants to help him but Martin is more and more suspected.

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Emotional fingerprint

Nightwatch (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Fear
  1. Fear35%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Thriller. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Curiosity
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %28 %33 %26 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Disturbing48 %36 %39 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity45 %36 %37 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor46 %31 %34 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor49 %35 %36 %37 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Disturbing54 %46 %41 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Humor58 %49 %41 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Disturbing59 %44 %36 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Humor53 %41 %36 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity50 %42 %42 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity51 %46 %46 %37 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Tension61 %58 %53 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension71 %69 %62 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension80 %78 %64 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Tension84 %82 %66 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Tension86 %84 %68 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 104′Humor59 %20 %20 %2 %
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

LA
Lotte Andersen

Lotte

UP
Ulf Pilgaard

Kommisæren

GL
Gyrd Løfquist

Den gamle nattevagt

LA
Leif Adolfsson

Teaterdirektøren

HF
Henrik Fiig

Skuespilleren

JH
Jesper Hyldegaard

Bargæst

CF
Christian Friis

Rod 2

PR
Peter Rygaard

Tjener

KR
Karin Rørbech

Universitetspige

MG
Michael Goeskjær

Juridisk forelæser

MH
Mika Heilmann

Død kvinde

MC
Michel Castenholt

Bøsse

JR
Jytte Rosholm

Kvindelig læge

Details

Directed by
Ole Bornedal
Written by
Ole Bornedal
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
107 min
Country
Denmark
Genres
Thriller
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 20,867 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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