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Separate Lies

2005 · 85 min · Director: Julian Fellowes ★ IMDb 6.4 · 5,210 ratings

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A cyclist is killed, swiped by a Range Rover in a village lane. James and Anne Manning become involved because the victim is the husband of their cleaner, Maggie. James, a solicitor in the city, soon comes to suspect William Bule, a millionaire playboy who has moved back to the village. William, pressed by James, confesses to the hit and run. But the confession is clouded by Anne's admission of her affair with William.

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Emotional fingerprint

Separate Lies (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Guilt 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Guilt25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Guilt, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Guilt and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 33 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity26 %7 %9 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Not enough subtitle evidence26 %6 %10 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity40 %20 %23 %27 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Sadness58 %43 %43 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity66 %46 %45 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Tension74 %46 %46 %66 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Sadness77 %60 %58 %65 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Sadness74 %62 %62 %61 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Tension70 %49 %53 %63 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension68 %49 %49 %65 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Sadness72 %61 %54 %67 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Sadness66 %61 %53 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Sadness54 %51 %48 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Sadness55 %48 %49 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity64 %45 %53 %56 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Tension69 %44 %51 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Sadness68 %56 %54 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Sadness73 %70 %65 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Sadness71 %65 %66 %19 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Relief58 %46 %54 %12 %
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

Tom Wilkinson

James Manning

HN
Hermione Norris

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Hermione Norris

Priscilla

Rupert Everett

Bill Bule

RC
Richenda Carey

Sarah Tufnell

John Neville

Lord Rawston

David Harewood

Inspector Marshall

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Jeremy Child

Angus Burrell

CL
Christine Lohr

Nurse

Terence Stamp

Joe (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Julian Fellowes
Written by
Julian Fellowes, Nigel Balchin
Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
85 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 5,210 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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