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Shallow Grave

1994 · 93 min · Director: Danny Boyle ★ IMDb 7.2 · 71,847 ratings

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Three friends in Edinburgh, Scotland, interview and select a new flatmate. He's hardly moved in than they discover him dead in his room. An ethical dilemma ensues when they discover that he possessed a large amount of cash. Things get worse as the men whose money it was search for it, and the three friends start to turn on each other.

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Emotional fingerprint

Shallow Grave (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Disturbing
Curiosity
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor43 %9 %2 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor43 %9 %5 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor46 %18 %17 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity51 %35 %30 %46 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity61 %50 %43 %49 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Disturbing74 %64 %67 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Disturbing70 %57 %61 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor59 %45 %35 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Tension59 %51 %29 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Tension59 %56 %31 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Tension59 %57 %37 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension71 %70 %37 %52 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension71 %69 %43 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing73 %68 %61 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Disturbing74 %69 %60 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Tension74 %72 %41 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension78 %76 %44 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Tension71 %64 %44 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Curiosity55 %42 %28 %33 %
Riches to rags

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

Ken Stott

Detective Inspector McCall

CM
Colin McCredie

Cameron

Gary Lewis

Visitor

FL
Frances Low

Doctor

RD
Robert David MacDonald

Lumsden

Tony Curran

Travel Agent

JH
John Hodge

DC Mitchell

LO
Leonard O'Malley

Tim

VN
Victoria Nairn

Visitor

JM
Jean Marie Coffey

Goth

DS
David Scoular

Cash Machine Victim

GG
Grant Glendinning

Bath Victim

VE
Victor Eadie

Freezer Victim

BD
Bill Denistoun

Master of Ceremonies

JB
John Bett

Brian McKinley

Details

Directed by
Danny Boyle
Written by
John Hodge
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
93 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 71,847 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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