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K-19: The Widowmaker

2002 · 138 min · Director: Kathryn Bigelow ★ IMDb 6.7 · 73,147 ratings

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The story of USSR's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine's crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers.

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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Fear 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Anxiety
25%Fear
20%Empathy
  1. Anxiety35%
  2. Fear25%
  3. Empathy20%
  4. Relief10%
  5. Tension10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Fear, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, History. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then rises around 28 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension57 %57 %8 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension51 %50 %16 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension45 %41 %25 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension44 %40 %26 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Tension52 %51 %28 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 38′Tension68 %68 %29 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 45′Tension73 %66 %24 %6 %
37.5 %≈ 52′Relief69 %56 %21 %3 %
42.5 %≈ 59′Tension74 %68 %28 %8 %
47.5 %≈ 66′Tension83 %81 %46 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 72′Empathy88 %84 %71 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 79′Tension89 %80 %79 %63 %
62.5 %≈ 86′Relief81 %69 %69 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 93′Tension79 %71 %59 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 100′Tension87 %86 %56 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 107′Tension90 %80 %64 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 114′Relief86 %53 %75 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 121′Sadness85 %28 %83 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 128′Sadness85 %13 %85 %80 %
97.5 %≈ 135′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

Harrison Ford

Liam Neeson

Mikhail Polenin

SS
Sam Spruell

Peter Sarsgaard

Vadim Radtchinko

PS
Peter Stebbings

Joss Ackland

Marshal Zelentsov

John Shrapnel

Admiral Bratyeev

Donald Sumpter

Dr. Savran

TW
Tim Woodward

Partonov

SN
Steve Nicolson

Demichev

GA
George Anton

Konstantin

JF
James Francis Ginty

Anatoly

LS
Lex Shrapnel

Kornilov

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Gorelov

Sam Spruell

Dmitri

SR
Sam Redford

Vasily

PS
Peter Stebbings

Kuryshev

RP
Roman Podhora

Lapinsh

SB
Shaun Benson

Leonid

DC
Dmitry Chepovetsky

Sergei

CR
Christopher Redman

Kiklidze

TR
Tygh Runyan

Maxim

Details

Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
Written by
Christopher Kyle, Louis Nowra
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
138 min
Country
United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 73,147 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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