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Never Talk to Strangers

1995 · 86 min · Director: Peter Hall ★ IMDb 5.3 · 7,966 ratings

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Sarah Taylor, a police psychologist, meets a mysterious and seductive man, Tony Ramirez, and falls in love with him. As a result of this relationship, she changes her personality when she begins to receive anonymous telephone calls.

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Never Talk to Strangers (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Curiosity
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity42 %25 %40 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity39 %20 %36 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity38 %21 %35 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity40 %24 %34 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Love45 %25 %35 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity46 %30 %38 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Love45 %33 %33 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Love49 %40 %34 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity55 %50 %48 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity61 %57 %54 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Tension66 %65 %54 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Tension64 %55 %45 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Love63 %43 %40 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity69 %55 %55 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Tension76 %74 %63 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension85 %84 %65 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Disturbing90 %88 %69 %80 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Disturbing81 %71 %57 %78 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Disturbing63 %45 %43 %62 %
97.5 %≈ 84′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

Rebecca De Mornay

Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor

DM
Dennis Miller

Cliff Raddison

Len Cariou

Henry Taylor

Harry Dean Stanton

Max Cheski

Eugene Lipinski

Dudakoff

MB
Martha Burns

Maura

Beau Starr

Grogan

PJ
Phillip Jarrett

Spatz

TK
Tim Kelleher

Wabash

EC
Emma Corosky

Young Sarah

SC
Susan Coyne

Alison

JR
Joseph R. Gannascoli

Carnival Attendant

RD
Reg Dreger

Flight Attendant

FH
Frances Hyland

Mrs. Slotnick

KR
Kevin Rushton

Corridor Guard

KG
Kelley Grando

Young Girl

BB
Bruce Beaton

Taxi Driver

TM
Tony Meyler

Cop

Details

Directed by
Peter Hall
Written by
Lewis A. Green, Jordan Rush
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States, Canada, Germany
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 7,966 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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