Strange Days
1995 · 145 min · Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In 1999, Los Angeles is racial war zone with the army and LSPD and SWAT officers fighting Afro-American people. The former cop Lenny Nero is a dealer of illegal recording in CDs that gives the memories and sensations of the recorder to the user. He buys the recordings from the supplier Tick; he misses his former mistress Faith, who was a hooker and now is a singer; his best friend is the private eye Max Peltier and the limousine driver Lornette 'Mace' Mason, who has unrequited love for him. Two days before the turn of the century, the black rapper Jeriko One is murdered. The hooker Iris seeks Lenny out but there is an incident and they do not talk to each other. However she drops a recording into Lenny's car while he unsuccessfully tries to meet Faith at a night-club. However her boyfriend Philo Gant does not let them talk. When Lenny learns that Iris was sadistically raped and killed, he gets involved in a sick scheme and discovers dirty hidden secrets.
Emotional fingerprint
Strange Days (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Crime, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Curiosity
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Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Tension | 60 % | 53 % | 37 % | 43 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 34 % | 23 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 19 % | 13 % | 41 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 41 % | 25 % | 18 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 40 % | 31 % | 20 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sadness | 40 % | 33 % | 19 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 56 % | 46 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 63 % | 68 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 66 % | 64 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 70 % | 66 % | 40 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 74 % | 73 % | 31 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 80 % | 79 % | 43 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 81 % | 78 % | 55 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 75 % | 64 % | 44 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 70 % | 54 % | 26 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Tension | 76 % | 68 % | 38 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Tension | 85 % | 83 % | 57 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 127′ | Tension | 88 % | 85 % | 59 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 134′ | Tension | 78 % | 65 % | 43 % | 19 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 141′ | Hope | 60 % | 32 % | 20 % | 10 % |
Man in a hole
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
Iris
Keith
Cindy 'Vita' Minh
Duncan
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Details
- Directed by
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Written by
- James Cameron, Jay Cocks
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1995
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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