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Conspiracy Theory

1997 · 135 min · Director: Richard Donner ★ IMDb 6.7 · 115,751 ratings

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Jerry Fletcher is a man in love with a woman he observes from afar. She works for the government. Fletcher is an outspoken critic of that government. He has conspiracy theories for everything, from aliens to political assassinations. But soon, one of his theories finds itself to be accurate. But which one? Some dangerous people want him dead, and the only person he trusts is the woman he loves, but does not know.

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Conspiracy Theory (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Love

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Curiosity
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity38 %20 %37 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity36 %20 %34 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity42 %30 %38 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension64 %56 %43 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Tension79 %74 %39 %1 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Tension74 %69 %37 %5 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Tension64 %58 %44 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity61 %54 %50 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Tension64 %57 %50 %8 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Tension65 %61 %44 %9 %
52.5 %≈ 71′Tension66 %64 %44 %8 %
57.5 %≈ 78′Tension66 %59 %54 %8 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Curiosity68 %53 %61 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 91′Curiosity70 %56 %60 %6 %
72.5 %≈ 98′Tension74 %65 %54 %8 %
77.5 %≈ 105′Sadness80 %71 %49 %13 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Tension79 %69 %46 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 118′Tension80 %69 %36 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 125′Love83 %60 %24 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 132′Relief75 %37 %22 %55 %
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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

Patrick Stewart

Dr. Jonas

CC
Cylk Cozart

Agent Lowry

Steve Kahan

Mr. Wilson

TA
Terry Alexander

Flip

AM
Alex McArthur

Cynic

RM
Rod McLachlan

Justice Guard

MP
Michael Potts

Justice Guard

JS
Jim Sterling

Justice Guard

RH
Rich Hebert

Public Works Man

BJ
Brian J. Williams

Clarke

GA
G.A. Aguilar

Piper

CN
Cece Neber Labao

Henry Finch's Secretary

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Saxon Trainor

Alice's Secretary

SA
Sage Allen

Grouchy Nurse

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Joanna Sanchez

Nurse - Roosevelt Hospital

Michael Shamus Wiles

Cop - Roosevelt Hospital

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Andrew Lauren

Lawyer

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Danny Smith

Tech

Details

Directed by
Richard Donner
Written by
Brian Helgeland
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
135 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 115,751 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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