The Idiots
1998 · 110 min · Director: Lars von Trier
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A group of perfectly intelligent young people decide to react to society's cult of aimless, non-creative and non-responsible form intellect by living together in a community of "idiots". Their main activity becomes going out into the world of "normal" people and pretending to be mentally retarded. They take advantage of this situation to create anarchy everywhere they go and try by every possible means to make people annoyed, disturbed, miserable, ridiculous, angered, and shocked. The film starts as they recruit a new lost soul and introduce her to their megalomaniac leader.
Emotional fingerprint
The Idiots (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Disturbing 25%, Disgust 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Confusion30%
- Disturbing25%
- Disgust18%
- Humor15%
- Anxiety12%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Disturbing, Disgust. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Disturbing and Disgust. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 37 % | 35 % | 0 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 36 % | 34 % | 3 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 40 % | 39 % | 6 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 40 % | 35 % | 13 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 35 % | 23 % | 18 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 32 % | 20 % | 11 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 36 % | 25 % | 5 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Disturbing | 40 % | 28 % | 5 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 38 % | 29 % | 5 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 37 % | 32 % | 6 % | 15 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Disturbing | 46 % | 41 % | 9 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 57 % | 54 % | 11 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Disturbing | 63 % | 57 % | 13 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Disturbing | 60 % | 54 % | 13 % | 32 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 60 % | 57 % | 21 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 64 % | 64 % | 34 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 60 % | 59 % | 35 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Empathy | 61 % | 54 % | 46 % | 53 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Sadness | 73 % | 58 % | 68 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Susanne
Henrik
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Miguel
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Details
- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
- Written by
- Lars von Trier
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- Denmark, France, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
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