The Faculty
1998 · 104 min · Director: Robert Rodriguez
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On the Harrington High School in Ohio, the newcomer Marybeth Louise Hutchinson tries to befriend the outcast Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell. The quarterback Stan Rosado quits the football team and breaks off with his girlfriend Delilah Profitt, who is the editor of the school newspaper and head cheerleader. Zeke Tyler, who is repeating the senior year and sells drugs to the other students, has an argument with his teacher Elizabeth Burke. When the bullied Casey Connor finds a weird being on the football field, he brings it to his Professor Edward Furlong that finds that the unknown specimen lives in the water and has the ability of replicating. Later, Delilah brings Casey, who is the photographer of the newspaper and has a crush on her, to the faculty room to snoop around and find any evidence for a story, they need to hide in a closet when Coach Joe Willis and the teacher Karen Olson arrive. Delilah and Casey witness the coach and the teacher attacking Nurse Rosa Harper and they stumble with the corpse of Mrs. Jessica Brummel, who has recently died, in the closet. They call the police but are discredited by Principal Valerie Drake. On the next morning, Casey discloses to Delilah, Stokely and Stan that he believes that aliens are taking over the planet through their high school. Zeke and Marybeth overhear the conversation and join the group. Further they discover that the aliens need water to survive and Zeke's drug is diuretic and kills them. But the problem is who can be trusted in the group.
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The Faculty (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Fear 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension30%
- Fear25%
- Excitement20%
- Anxiety15%
- Surprise10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Fear, Excitement. Genres: Mystery, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 45 % | 35 % | 22 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 50 % | 41 % | 30 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 41 % | 27 % | 16 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 36 % | 19 % | 4 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 28 % | 11 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 54 % | 44 % | 31 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 60 % | 58 % | 45 % | 44 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 55 % | 54 % | 36 % | 45 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 48 % | 26 % | 48 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 51 % | 29 % | 51 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 61 % | 60 % | 40 % | 50 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 65 % | 65 % | 48 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 70 % | 70 % | 52 % | 51 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 80 % | 80 % | 64 % | 49 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 84 % | 84 % | 69 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 80 % | 80 % | 65 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 79 % | 79 % | 65 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 80 % | 74 % | 63 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Relief | 78 % | 62 % | 52 % | 30 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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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Details
- Directed by
- Robert Rodriguez
- Written by
- Kevin Williamson, David Wechter, Bruce Kimmel
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- United States, Mexico
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
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