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Species

1995 · 108 min · Director: Roger Donaldson ★ IMDb 5.9 · 91,994 ratings

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In 1993, a search for extraterrestrial life, a transmission's received, detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armor-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye. Government agent Xavier Fitch assembles a team of scientists and mercenaries to locate and destroy Sil before she manages to find a mate and breed.

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Species (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Fear 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Fear, Excitement. Genres: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Excitement. 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 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

Tension
Fear
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 73 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension53 %50 %32 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity53 %41 %25 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity55 %38 %23 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity53 %40 %24 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity52 %48 %31 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension63 %61 %49 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension65 %64 %54 %54 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Disturbing61 %59 %46 %54 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Tension59 %57 %43 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension56 %54 %40 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity56 %50 %39 %48 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension60 %54 %45 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Tension57 %44 %35 %32 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Humor51 %29 %15 %15 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension57 %45 %26 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Tension73 %71 %55 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Tension81 %81 %70 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Tension83 %83 %73 %58 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

Marg Helgenberger

Dr. Laura Baker

Alfred Molina

Dr. Stephen Arden

Forest Whitaker

Dan Smithson, Empath

JL
Jordan Lund

Aide

HW
Herta Ware

Mrs. Morris

WU
William Utay

Colleague

DF
Don Fischer

Aide

SM
Scott McKenna

Train Hobo

VM
Virginia Morris

Mother

JL
Jayne Luke

Snack Shop Clerk

DK
David K. Schroeder

German Tourist

DJ
David Jensen

Conductor

ES
Esther Scott

Female Conductor

SP
Shirley Prestia

Victoria Roth, Ph.D.

DS
David Selburg

Government Man

MB
Melissa Bickerton

Fitch's Secretary

Details

Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Written by
Dennis Feldman
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 91,994 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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