What Lies Beneath
2000 · 130 min · Director: Robert Zemeckis
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Norman Spencer, a university research scientist, is growing more and more concerned about his wife, Claire, a retired concert cellist who a year ago was involved in a serious auto accident, and who has just sent off her daughter Caitlin (Norman's stepdaughter) to college. Now, Claire reports hearing voices and witnessing eerie occurrences in and around their lakeside Vermont home, including seeing the face of a young woman reflected in water. An increasingly frightened Claire thinks the phenomena have something to do with the couple living next door, especially since the wife has disappeared without apparent explanation. At her husband's urging, Claire starts to see a therapist; she tells him she thinks the house is being haunted by a ghost. His advice? Try to make contact. Enlisting the help of her best friend, Jody, and a ouija board, Claire seeks to find out the truth of What Lies Beneath.
Emotional fingerprint
What Lies Beneath (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 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 Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. 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: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 38 % | 10 % | 3 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Humor | 44 % | 21 % | 10 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 49 % | 39 % | 25 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 48 % | 44 % | 29 % | 43 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 36 % | 21 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 46 % | 35 % | 21 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 41 % | 30 % | 43 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 51 % | 46 % | 31 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 54 % | 48 % | 23 % | 45 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 45 % | 18 % | 53 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 46 % | 19 % | 53 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 64 % | 54 % | 24 % | 51 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 53 % | 29 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 52 % | 32 % | 50 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 73 % | 69 % | 49 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 88 % | 85 % | 74 % | 40 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Tension | 85 % | 84 % | 77 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Tension | 79 % | 79 % | 71 % | 21 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Tension | 85 % | 85 % | 78 % | 17 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 127′ | 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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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- Robert Zemeckis
- Written by
- Sarah Kernochan, Clark Gregg, Clark Gregg
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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