Fear
1996 · 97 min · Director: James Foley
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Nicole walker is the average 16 year old girl; wants to have fun, and dreams of her Prince Charming. When she and her best friend Margot appear at a party, she meets older bad boy David. Everything seems to be going so well and Nicole and David become a couple. Nicole's family like David and she decides she loves him enough to give herself to him one night after a date. However, as soon as they became official, David has become a possessive and jealous boyfriend. He even beats up one of Nicole's close male friends when he is seen giving her a hug at the end of school. After this dark event Nicole never wants to see David again but he tries his hardest to make sure Nicole will take him back. Soon enough she forgives him and things seem to be going well again until a sick situation involving Nicole's best friend Margot turns to her and David breaking up again. This time David is not taking any chances with not being with Nicole so him and his friends go into her family home and attempt to take Nicole. Will David get Nicole or will she and her family hold back and get rid of David's sick craving for Nicole?
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Fear (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Fear 25%, Tension 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, Fear, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Love | 21 % | 13 % | 8 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 22 % | 15 % | 6 % | 4 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 30 % | 20 % | 5 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Love | 38 % | 22 % | 6 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Love | 38 % | 21 % | 7 % | 3 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Love | 36 % | 15 % | 3 % | 1 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Love | 42 % | 21 % | 9 % | 7 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Love | 51 % | 40 % | 29 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 57 % | 52 % | 46 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Disturbing | 62 % | 58 % | 53 % | 32 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 65 % | 61 % | 53 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Disturbing | 62 % | 49 % | 44 % | 25 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 62 % | 42 % | 40 % | 23 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 58 % | 56 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 77 % | 72 % | 70 % | 60 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 78 % | 72 % | 70 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 89 % | 87 % | 74 % | 81 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 93 % | 92 % | 78 % | 87 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 94 % | 93 % | 84 % | 88 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Details
- Directed by
- James Foley
- Written by
- Christopher Crowe, Christopher Crowe
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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