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The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

2003 · 88 min · Director: Craig R. Baxley ★ IMDb 5.4 · 4,386 ratings

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Set at the turn of the century, this is the tale of Ellen Rimbauer who just received this mysterious mansion as a wedding gift from her new husband. Her husband is a Seattle oil tycoon who has a dark past which Ellen eventually finds out about. She becomes fearful of her husband when she learns of some disappearances of people that were close to him. Also there are some unexplained happenings at the Rose Red Mansion that might have a connection to these people who have disappeared. Now Ellen is worried she might be next.

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The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension63 %55 %42 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity56 %44 %33 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension57 %44 %41 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Disturbing60 %46 %51 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension60 %51 %49 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension62 %57 %46 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity62 %57 %41 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Tension64 %60 %39 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity68 %64 %49 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Disturbing73 %66 %65 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Disturbing74 %68 %70 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension70 %66 %63 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Tension67 %61 %55 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Sadness70 %56 %56 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Sadness78 %60 %63 %75 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Sadness83 %68 %68 %78 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Disturbing79 %69 %66 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 77′Tension76 %70 %59 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 81′Tension79 %74 %63 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Disturbing82 %75 %73 %42 %
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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

LB
Lisa Brenner

LB
Lisa Brenner

Ellen Gilcrest Rimbauer

Kate Burton

Connie Posey

TL
Tsidii Leloka

Sukeena

BG
Brad Greenquist

Doug Posey

DQ
Deirdre Quinn

Fanny

Tsai Chin

Madame Lu

HA
Hans Altwies

Daniel

CT
Courtney Taylor Burness

April Rimbauer (5 yrs)

JP
Jacob Pearce Guzman

Adam Rimbauer (6 yrs)

KH
Karen Heaven

Tea Drinker #1

BM
Betty Moyer

Tea Drinker #2

KW
Kathryn Witt

Party Guest

Eric Keenleyside

Jack Finney

TD
Tony Doupe

Worker #1

AW
Amy Walton

Chambermaid

DC
Deb Craig

Gail

JM
Jenny Mercein

Laura

FB
Frank Buxton

Doctor

SL
Shelly Lipkin

Detective

Details

Directed by
Craig R. Baxley
Written by
Stephen King, Ridley Pearson
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 4,386 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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