Taking Lives
2004 · 103 min · Director: D.J. Caruso
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The film starts in the early 1980s. Young Martin Asher took a bus for Canada. He meets another teen on the bus, Matt Soulsby. When the bus broke down they decided to rent a car and drive to Seattle. On the road the car gets a flat tire, and Matt starts changing the tire. Martin comments on how he and Matt are about the same height, and in that moment he quickly pushes Matt in the way of an oncoming truck causing a huge accident where Matt and the driver both die. He took Matt's guitar and left singing like Matt did. Twenty years later, an FBI profiler, Illeana Scott comes to Canada to help hunt down the now serial killer Martin Asher who killed multiple men and lived by their identities. Martin's mother claims that she saw Martin in Quebec city and she tells the police that Martin is evil. The police also has an eyewitness James Costa who saw Asher kill his last victim...
Emotional fingerprint
Taking Lives (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Fear 20%. 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 Anxiety, Tension, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Surprise
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Disturbing | 34 % | 22 % | 28 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 48 % | 59 % | 43 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 49 % | 56 % | 49 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Disturbing | 56 % | 44 % | 54 % | 46 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 35 % | 53 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 33 % | 53 % | 27 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 36 % | 59 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 41 % | 62 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 50 % | 55 % | 46 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 58 % | 55 % | 46 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 59 % | 58 % | 40 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 64 % | 63 % | 36 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 73 % | 72 % | 32 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 66 % | 60 % | 30 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 47 % | 37 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Surprise | 70 % | 63 % | 51 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 74 % | 71 % | 53 % | 56 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 71 % | 69 % | 45 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Tension | 78 % | 76 % | 41 % | 60 % |
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
Cashier
Car Salesman
Québec City Cop
Québec City Inspector
French Reporter
Bartender
Hotel Manager
Henri Bisonnette
Details
- Directed by
- D.J. Caruso
- Written by
- Michael Pye, Jon Bokenkamp
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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