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The Third Wave

2003 · 115 min · Director: Anders Nilsson ★ IMDb 6.3 · 4,401 ratings

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In The Hague, Holland, the new chief of Europol Sellberg broadcasts a tough speech against the third wave of crimes in Europe, promising to suffocate the schemes of powerful criminals. He invites his former detective and friend Johan Falk for a meeting, with the intention to join him to his team. Meanwhile, the executive Rebecca accidentally opens one correspondence of her mate, Kane, and finds that he launders illegal money for European mobsters. When she decides to disclose her discoveries to Europol, her life is jeopardized by the associates of her boy-friend, but Rebecca is rescued by Johan, and they have to fight against the organized crime to save their lives and Johan's family.

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The Third Wave (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 36%, Anxiety 27%, Excitement 19%. 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, Anxiety, Excitement. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Anxiety
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Anxiety
Curiosity
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then rises around 28 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnxietyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity45 %35 %27 %48 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity41 %29 %23 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity33 %16 %14 %27 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Sympathy31 %18 %16 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension44 %36 %29 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension63 %59 %48 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Tension74 %71 %63 %50 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity71 %66 %59 %59 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity65 %56 %53 %57 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Anxiety66 %57 %57 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Tension70 %64 %63 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Anxiety68 %63 %60 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 72′Tension65 %60 %55 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Tension61 %56 %46 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension60 %54 %39 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 89′Curiosity70 %64 %49 %55 %
82.5 %≈ 95′Tension82 %78 %68 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 106′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 112′Sadness65 %5 %5 %10 %
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

JE
Jakob Eklund

JE
Jakob Eklund

Johan Falk

IB
Irina Björklund

IB
Irina Björklund

Rebecca

BP
Ben Pullen

Kane

MR
Marie Richardson

Helén Andersson

LH
Lennart Hjulström

Ola Sellberg

JR
Jacqueline Ramel

Anja Månsdottir

HA
Hanna Alsterlund

Nina Andersson

RG
Robert Giggenbach

Sörensen

MH
Maria Hörnelius

Länspolismästare Franzén

EL
Emmanuel Limal

Rocca

JB
Jonatan Blode

Bodine

JF
Jerker Fahlström

Borglund

John Benfield

Stevens

PD
Pierre Deny

Leblanc

JV
Joram Voelklein

Van Nuys

JS
Joep Sertons

Van Effen

LH
László Hágó

SM
Stefan Marling

Details

Directed by
Anders Nilsson
Written by
Anders Nilsson, Joakim Hansson
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
115 min
Country
Sweden, Finland
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 4,401 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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