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Stay

2005 · 99 min · Director: Marc Forster ★ IMDb 6.7 · 95,900 ratings

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A thought-provoking and haunting exploration of how reality and dream-states may combine to form complex interactions. The line between the imagination and reality blurs when an accomplished Psychiatrist takes on a patient that appears to be suicidal.

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Emotional fingerprint

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

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  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Confusion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity33 %13 %15 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity38 %15 %19 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity44 %18 %23 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension53 %29 %33 %48 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension59 %45 %45 %51 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness59 %50 %49 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Confusion60 %46 %48 %51 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Tension63 %45 %48 %57 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Tension60 %44 %48 %54 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Sadness59 %40 %45 %51 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Confusion64 %38 %43 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Tension70 %46 %50 %64 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Sadness68 %50 %53 %60 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Curiosity65 %49 %51 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Sadness69 %56 %55 %55 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Tension70 %56 %51 %63 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Tension76 %60 %60 %73 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Empathy85 %74 %79 %75 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Sadness88 %82 %85 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Naomi Watts

Lila Culpepper

Kate Burton

Mrs. Letham

Bob Hoskins

Dr. Leon Patterson

BD Wong

Dr. Bradley Ren

Janeane Garofalo

Dr. Beth Levy

JT
John Tormey

Custodian / Piano Mover #1

JR
José Ramón Rosario

Cabbie / Piano Mover #2

Becky Ann Baker

Paramedic #1 / Butch Cook

LK
Lisa Kron

Paramedic #2

GM
Gregory Mitchell

Dance Instructor

JD
John Dominici

Boy / Young Henry

Jessica Hecht

Boy's Mother

Sterling K. Brown

Frederick / Devon

MD
Michael Devine

Security Guard

Mark Margolis

Bookstore Owner

JA
Jolly Abraham

Young Woman / Intern

Details

Directed by
Marc Forster
Written by
David Benioff
Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 95,900 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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