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The Bait

1995 · 117 min · Director: Bertrand Tavernier ★ IMDb 6.7 · 2,585 ratings

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Three adolescents, a girl who serves as the priming and two boys, kill two men cold blooded who were known by the girl only for to steal the money of them. With the money the three want to open a shop for clothing in the United States. But their dream turns out to be more difficult to realize than the assassination.

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The Bait (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Disturbing
Tension
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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 8 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionSympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity28 %2 %11 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity28 %4 %12 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity38 %19 %26 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Disturbing53 %39 %45 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension55 %39 %50 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension50 %29 %45 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity46 %25 %43 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension54 %34 %53 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Tension73 %56 %73 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Disturbing82 %74 %74 %54 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Disturbing70 %68 %51 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Sadness61 %59 %39 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Disturbing69 %65 %51 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Tension80 %72 %73 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Sympathy88 %81 %85 %75 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Disturbing88 %86 %78 %69 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Disturbing75 %66 %59 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Tension68 %50 %55 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Disturbing75 %63 %62 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

OS
Olivier Sitruk

BP
Bruno Putzulu

PD
Philippe Duclos

Antoine

MR
Marie Ravel

Karine

CC
Clotilde Courau

Patricia

AS
Alain Sarde

Philippe

DR
Daniel Russo

Jean-Pierre

LK
Laurent Klug

Waiter

François Berléand

Insp. Durieux

François Levantal

Un policier

JG
Jeanne Goupil

La mère de Nathalie

Philippe Torreton

Chef de groupe crime

Details

Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier
Written by
Bertrand Tavernier, Colo Tavernier, Morgan Sportès, Colo Tavernier O'Hagan
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
117 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 2,585 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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