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Clay Pigeons

1998 · 104 min · Director: David Dobkin ★ IMDb 6.6 · 12,691 ratings

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Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend kill himself because of the on-going affair that Clay was having with the man's wife. Feeling guilty, Clay now resists the widow when she presses him to continue with their sexual affairs. Clay befriends a troubling serial killer.

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Clay Pigeons (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor15%
  2. Fear10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Disturbing. Genres: Comedy, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Curiosity
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension75 %75 %47 %57 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension66 %61 %44 %48 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor55 %39 %35 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor49 %30 %29 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension54 %38 %35 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor63 %44 %53 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity59 %45 %56 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor53 %46 %46 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Tension55 %46 %49 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity61 %48 %59 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing70 %60 %65 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension78 %74 %65 %63 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Disturbing79 %75 %63 %68 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity74 %70 %61 %61 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension72 %71 %56 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension79 %79 %54 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Tension84 %84 %54 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension77 %74 %51 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Curiosity65 %55 %50 %37 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

Janeane Garofalo

Agent Dale Shelby

Scott Wilson

Sheriff Dan Mooney

GC
Georgina Cates

Amanda

VV
Vince Vieluf

Deputy Barney

NA
Nicole Arlyn

Gloria Collins

WB
Wayne Brennan

Minister

JO
Jeff Olson

Mark

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Monica Moench

Kimberly Turner

KR
Kevin Rahm

Bystander at Amanda's

JB
Jesse Bennett

Dr. Jaffe

Phil Morris

Agent Reynard

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Kari White

Dolores

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Zane Parker

Dr. Buckley

SA
Steven Anderson

Old Man Waiter

Details

Directed by
David Dobkin
Written by
Matthew L. Healy
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
104 min
Country
Germany, United States
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 12,691 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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