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Traffic

2000 · 147 min · Director: Steven Soderbergh ★ IMDb 7.5 · 232,488 ratings

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An intertwined drama about the United States' war on drugs, seen through the eyes of a once conservative judge, now newly-appointed drug czar, his heroin-addicted daughter, two DEA agents, a jailed drug kingpin's wife, and a Mexican cop who begins to question his boss's motives.

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Traffic (2000) — 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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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Anxiety
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Anxiety
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnxietySadness
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension42 %38 %23 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Tension43 %39 %26 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Tension38 %33 %24 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 26′Tension36 %31 %26 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 33′Anxiety44 %38 %38 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 40′Anxiety54 %46 %49 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 48′Anxiety49 %41 %43 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 55′Sadness43 %32 %34 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 62′Sadness45 %33 %36 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 70′Anxiety48 %39 %43 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 77′Anxiety56 %49 %51 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 85′Sadness60 %51 %50 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 92′Tension61 %57 %49 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 99′Tension70 %69 %57 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 107′Tension69 %66 %57 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 114′Tension61 %57 %53 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 121′Anxiety64 %57 %55 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 129′Tension65 %57 %49 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 136′Sadness62 %53 %37 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 143′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Benicio del Toro

Javier Rodriguez

Erika Christensen

Caroline Wakefield

Don Cheadle

Montel Gordon

Jacob Vargas

Manolo Sanchez

Miguel Ferrer

Eduardo Ruiz

Luis Guzmán

Ray Castro

Topher Grace

Seth Abrahms

Tomas Milian

Gen. Arturo Salazar

Clifton Collins Jr.

Francisco Flores

Amy Irving

Barbara Wakefield

Dennis Quaid

Arnie Metzger

D.W. Moffett

Jeff Sheridan

Steven Bauer

Carlos Ayala

Albert Finney

Chief of Staff

James Brolin

General Ralph Landry

Enrique Murciano

DEA Agent - Trailer

Peter Riegert

Attorney Michael Adler

Benjamin Bratt

Juan Obregón

Details

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Type
Movies
Released
2000
Runtime
147 min
Country
Germany, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 232,488 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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