Manderlay
2005 · 138 min · Director: Lars von Trier
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After gangster Mulligan's (Willem Dafoe's) cars colony, fleeing northern justice, finds a hiding place in Alabama, spoiled, naive daughter Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) refuses to travel on after seeing the Manderlay cotton plantation being run under slavery rules, called Mam's (Lauren Bacall's) law, including flogging. She keeps half of dad's goons as guard to force the dying matriarch-owner's heirs, which she shamelessly dispossesses and reduces to "staff", to taste destitution under absurd, gun-imposed contracts. The "slaves" are made free partners, supposed to vote for progress after lessons from Grace. But almost all of her democracy-pupils prove to be fickle, dumb, and selfish, except old Wilhelm (Danny Glover). Her and their ignorance in Southern planting and crafty Dixie ways means more problems are created then solved. By the time dad returns to pick her up or abandon her for good, she's the one who has learned and changed the most.
Emotional fingerprint
Manderlay (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Anger 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Anger25%
- Confusion20%
- Empathy15%
- Disturbing10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Anger, Confusion. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Anger and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Disturbing
- Tension
- Sympathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Tension | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Disturbing | 55 % | 47 % | 45 % | 40 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 53 % | 44 % | 45 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Disturbing | 61 % | 56 % | 43 % | 49 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Disturbing | 57 % | 53 % | 40 % | 45 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Disturbing | 54 % | 50 % | 33 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 46 % | 31 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 35 % | 34 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 31 % | 30 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 54 % | 39 % | 39 % | 31 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 56 % | 38 % | 48 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Disturbing | 51 % | 38 % | 40 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 51 % | 48 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 54 % | 61 % | 64 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 38 % | 50 % | 54 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 36 % | 43 % | 32 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Tension | 63 % | 49 % | 54 % | 26 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Curiosity | 70 % | 54 % | 59 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 121′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 64 % | 63 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 128′ | Disturbing | 82 % | 75 % | 68 % | 43 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 135′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Icarus
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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Details
- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
- Written by
- Lars von Trier
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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