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Waterworld

1995 · 135 min · Director: Kevin Reynolds ★ IMDb 6.3 · 227,446 ratings

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The polar ice caps have melted, and the earth is covered by water. The remaining people travel the seas, in search of survival. Several different societies exist. The Mariner falls from his customary and solitary existence into having to care for a woman and a young girl while being pursued by the evil forces of the Deacon.

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

  1. Awe20%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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 3 %, then peaks around 23 %, then dips around 38 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity58 %48 %22 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension65 %60 %32 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension73 %70 %49 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension78 %76 %50 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Tension83 %83 %49 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Tension80 %79 %58 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Disturbing69 %66 %54 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 51′Tension63 %61 %40 %10 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Tension68 %65 %48 %10 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Disturbing70 %60 %54 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 71′Curiosity66 %54 %35 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 78′Tension69 %61 %30 %13 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Curiosity75 %69 %48 %8 %
67.5 %≈ 91′Tension76 %66 %51 %14 %
72.5 %≈ 98′Curiosity73 %60 %44 %14 %
77.5 %≈ 105′Tension74 %66 %49 %10 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Tension81 %79 %49 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 118′Relief83 %64 %33 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 125′Sadness77 %32 %17 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 132′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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

Kevin Costner

Mariner

TM
Tina Majorino

Enola

RD
R. D. Call

Enforcer

GM
Gerard Murphy

Nord

Michael Jeter

Old Gregor

RA
Rick Aviles

Gatesman

Kim Coates

Drifter

CJ
Chaim Jeraffi

Drifter

ZK
Zitto Kazann

Elder / Survivor

RZ
Rita Zohar

Atoller

Jack Black

Pilot

Jack Kehler

Banker

LC
Leonardo Cimino

Elder

LF
Lanny Flaherty

Trader

RA
Robert A. Silverman

Hydroholic

HK
Henry Kapono Ka'aihue

Gatesman

Details

Directed by
Kevin Reynolds
Written by
David Twohy, Peter Rader
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
135 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 227,446 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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