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K-PAX

2001 · 120 min · Director: Iain Softley ★ IMDb 7.4 · 204,610 ratings

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PROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a faraway planet named K-PAX. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

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K-PAX (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Empathy 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Empathy, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Empathy and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 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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  • Curiosity
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Sadness
Tension
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriositySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity50 %47 %17 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity57 %56 %11 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity60 %59 %8 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity55 %53 %9 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity56 %55 %9 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity65 %65 %5 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity73 %71 %1 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity70 %68 %4 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity59 %51 %11 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Humor55 %38 %16 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 63′Tension63 %46 %23 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 69′Curiosity66 %61 %26 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity64 %64 %21 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 81′Curiosity70 %61 %33 %56 %
72.5 %≈ 87′Tension84 %55 %64 %70 %
77.5 %≈ 93′Sadness85 %44 %78 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 99′Sadness74 %40 %66 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 105′Sadness71 %51 %57 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 111′Tension74 %51 %57 %54 %
97.5 %≈ 117′Sadness68 %35 %55 %35 %
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

Jeff Bridges

Dr. Mark Powell

Alfre Woodard

Claudia Villars

SW
Saul Williams

Ernie

Celia Weston

Mrs. Archer

Ajay Naidu

Dr. Chakaraborty

TV
Tracy Vilar

Maria

MM
Melanee Murray

Bess

JT
John Toles-Bey

Russell

KS
Kimberly Scott

Joyce Trexler

Conchata Ferrell

Betty McAllister

Brian Howe

Steve Becker

MM
Mary Mara

Abby

TM
Tess McCarthy

Natalie Powell - Age 6

ND
Natasha Dorfhuber

Gabby Powell - Age 9

Details

Directed by
Iain Softley
Written by
Charles Leavitt, Gene Brewer
Type
Movies
Released
2001
Runtime
120 min
Country
Germany, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 204,610 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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