Brokedown Palace
1999 · 100 min · Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Alice and Darlene, best friends, decide to take a trip to Thailand to celebrate high-school graduation. While there, they are befriended by charming Australian rogue Nick Parks. Nick convinces them to take a weekend side trip to Hong Kong, but at the airport, they are busted for smuggling drugs. They are convicted in a show trial and sentenced to 33 years; in desperation, they contact Yankee Hank, an American lawyer based in Thailand who has been reported to be helpful if you've got the cash.
Emotional fingerprint
Brokedown Palace (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 33 % | 15 % | 7 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 10 % | 4 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 10 % | 4 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Hope | 45 % | 25 % | 13 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 66 % | 49 % | 31 % | 61 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 71 % | 61 % | 48 % | 64 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 70 % | 66 % | 56 % | 55 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 69 % | 65 % | 54 % | 54 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 50 % | 36 % | 49 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 48 % | 36 % | 49 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 73 % | 60 % | 57 % | 55 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 71 % | 59 % | 57 % | 59 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Curiosity | 69 % | 55 % | 50 % | 59 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 73 % | 60 % | 56 % | 60 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 73 % | 51 % | 45 % | 64 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Curiosity | 69 % | 39 % | 25 % | 64 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 74 % | 54 % | 36 % | 69 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Empathy | 85 % | 79 % | 66 % | 68 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 90 % | 88 % | 82 % | 52 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
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
Chief Detective Jagkrit
Guard Velie
Mary
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Prisoner Shub
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Details
- Directed by
- Jonathan Kaplan
- Written by
- Adam Fields, David Arata
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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