Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997 · 121 min · Director: Bille August
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Based on Peter Hoeg's bestseller, this film is set in snowy Copenhagen where a small boy is found dead after he fell off a roof. Smilla Jasperson, a close friend who lives in the same house begins to suspect murder because she knows that the boy was afraid of heights and would not have played on the roof. As she begins to investigate, she is pulled deeper and deeper into a conspiracy that could very well mean her death.
Emotional fingerprint
Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 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 Curiosity, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Tension and Anxiety. 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
- Sadness
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Sadness | 74 % | 35 % | 68 % | 65 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sadness | 72 % | 41 % | 60 % | 58 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Curiosity | 67 % | 41 % | 49 % | 49 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 63 % | 40 % | 46 % | 49 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 50 % | 48 % | 50 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 65 % | 59 % | 45 % | 55 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 65 % | 52 % | 44 % | 61 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 65 % | 43 % | 45 % | 57 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Curiosity | 68 % | 50 % | 48 % | 53 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 72 % | 60 % | 51 % | 59 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 70 % | 54 % | 44 % | 59 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 51 % | 30 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 70 % | 60 % | 24 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Curiosity | 75 % | 70 % | 23 % | 39 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 80 % | 74 % | 33 % | 49 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Sadness | 80 % | 71 % | 49 % | 57 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 84 % | 76 % | 57 % | 60 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Tension | 88 % | 83 % | 65 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Icarus
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
Ravn
Hansen
Inuit Jäger
Polizist
Isaiah Christiansen
Benja
Details
- Directed by
- Bille August
- Written by
- Ann Biderman, Peter Høeg
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Country
- Denmark, Germany, Sweden
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Curiosity
- Data updated
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