Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
2003 · 89 min · Director: Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill
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This documentary looks at Aileen Wuornos convicted of killing 7 men while working as a prostitute in Florida. This is actually the second Wuornos documentary made by this group the first being Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992). With her execution now on the horizon Nick Broomfield returns to Florida to complete the story. Her argument has always been that the killings were in self-defense but she eventually pleaded no contest or guilty to most of the murders. Broomfield was able to film several interviews which reveals her state of mind and puts into question her mental competence.
Emotional fingerprint
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Empathy 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Confusion30%
- Empathy25%
- Disturbing20%
- Sadness15%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Empathy, Disturbing. Genres: Documentary, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Empathy and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Disturbing
- Sadness
- Sympathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Sadness | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 45 % | 30 % | 28 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 40 % | 24 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 35 % | 20 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 38 % | 23 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Disturbing | 57 % | 55 % | 33 % | 34 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 71 % | 44 % | 48 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 71 % | 49 % | 55 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sympathy | 69 % | 65 % | 55 % | 63 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sympathy | 68 % | 57 % | 61 % | 69 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 50 % | 58 % | 65 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Disturbing | 56 % | 50 % | 45 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Disturbing | 57 % | 57 % | 41 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 63 % | 54 % | 59 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sympathy | 73 % | 61 % | 61 % | 65 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 55 % | 56 % | 59 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 50 % | 54 % | 56 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 63 % | 56 % | 60 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 77 % | 60 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 81 % | 69 % | 66 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 85 % | 83 % | 77 % | 68 % |
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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Details
- Directed by
- Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
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