Disturbing Behavior
1998 · 84 min · Director: David Nutter
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After the suicide of the teenager Allen Clark, his family decides to move from Chicago to the quiet Cradle Bay Island seeking a peaceful life for the siblings Steve and Lindsay Clark. When Steve joins the local high-school, the outcast Gavin Strick befriends Steve and introduces his also rejected friend Rachel Wagner to the newcomer. Gavin exposes to Steve in the refectory the punks, the nerds and the different tribes of the school and he defends the weird theory that a sinister force changes the behavior of the annoyingly perfect "Blue Ribbons", a group of good students that wear identical jackets and gather in the Yogurt Shoppe. Further he tells that he had witnessed the blue ribbon Andy Efkin killing their schoolmate Mary Jo that is missing and the local Officer Cox covering the murder. Steve does not believe in Gavin's words, but when his friend is submitted to the treatment of Dr. Edgar Caldicott and immediately changes his behavior, joining the Blue Ribbons, Steve and Rachel decides to investigate the mystery discovering the dark secret of the perfect behavior.
Emotional fingerprint
Disturbing Behavior (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Fear. Genres: Mystery, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Tension | 55 % | 48 % | 32 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 46 % | 29 % | 18 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 45 % | 20 % | 13 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 46 % | 26 % | 14 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 46 % | 36 % | 18 % | 14 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 49 % | 46 % | 30 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 54 % | 54 % | 41 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 60 % | 60 % | 48 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 60 % | 60 % | 48 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 60 % | 59 % | 49 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 66 % | 63 % | 48 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 69 % | 66 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 71 % | 63 % | 55 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 56 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 79 % | 79 % | 69 % | 66 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 84 % | 75 % | 69 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 76 % | 70 % | 57 % | 53 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Humor | 62 % | 45 % | 32 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 82′ | 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
- David Nutter
- Written by
- Scott Rosenberg
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Country
- Canada, Australia, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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