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The Salton Sea

2002 · 103 min · Director: D.J. Caruso ★ IMDb 7 · 33,663 ratings

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After the murder of his beloved wife, Danny Parker is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey he befriends slacker Jimmy the Finn and becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons. Danny is antagonized by undercover narcotics agents and sadistic dealer Pooh-Bear.

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The Salton Sea (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 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 Tension, Disturbing, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Disturbing and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Disturbing
Curiosity
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 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity57 %42 %25 %63 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity55 %46 %25 %58 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity51 %46 %26 %45 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension51 %44 %28 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity57 %49 %38 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension61 %56 %49 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity59 %55 %50 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Disturbing60 %51 %49 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor64 %53 %40 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Tension73 %68 %46 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Tension78 %78 %63 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension73 %66 %54 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Sadness73 %59 %44 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity73 %64 %41 %65 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension70 %69 %35 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Tension75 %75 %45 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Tension84 %84 %66 %46 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Sadness86 %85 %74 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Tension83 %80 %70 %42 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

Luis Guzmán

Quincy

Doug Hutchison

Gus Morgan

Anthony LaPaglia

Al Garcetti

Peter Sarsgaard

Jimmy the Finn

BD Wong

Bubba

R. Lee Ermey

Verne Plummer

SH
Shalom Harlow

Nancy

Shirley Knight

Nancy Plummer

Danny Trejo

Little Bill

AS
Azura Skye

Teresa

Rex Linn

Detective Bookman

JT
Josh Todd

Big Bill

RT
Ricky Trammell

Creeper

Details

Directed by
D.J. Caruso
Written by
Tony Gayton
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 33,663 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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