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Insomnia

1997 · 96 min · Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg ★ IMDb 7.2 · 17,838 ratings

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In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle, a Swedish murder investigator is brought in to find an elusive killer. But when the officer accidentally kills his own partner and covers it up, a double sided game of cat-and-mouse ensues.

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Emotional fingerprint

Insomnia (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Confusion 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, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Confusion. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Curiosity
Tension
Disturbing
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 peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity34 %35 %21 %14 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity43 %45 %29 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity47 %48 %34 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sadness55 %48 %46 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension64 %48 %59 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Sadness60 %45 %50 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Sadness49 %38 %32 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Sadness44 %32 %24 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity48 %41 %33 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity59 %55 %46 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity64 %59 %56 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension70 %54 %67 %47 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Disturbing74 %55 %69 %62 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity69 %54 %63 %57 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension69 %51 %64 %55 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Disturbing70 %54 %64 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Curiosity69 %56 %61 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Disturbing68 %48 %58 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Disturbing61 %42 %51 %54 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

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

Stellan Skarsgård

Jonas Engström

MM
Maria Mathiesen

BF
Bjørn Floberg

Jon Holt

GA
Gisken Armand

Hilde Hagen

KF
Kristian Figenschow

Arne Zakariassen

TM
Thor Michael Aamodt

Tom Engen

FR
Frode Rasmussen

Chief of Police

BM
Bjørn Moan

Eilert

MO
Marianne O. Ulrichsen

Frøya

GJ
Guri Johnson

Mia Nikolaisen (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Written by
Erik Skjoldbjærg, Nikolaj Frobenius
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
96 min
Country
Norway
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 17,838 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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