The Return
2003 · 111 min · Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The events of the film unfold over six days and tell about the mysterious journey of a strange man and his two teenage sons who had never seen him before. Vanya and Andrey, for how long they remember, lived with their mother, who once told them that their father was a pilot. But one ordinary Monday, dad appears in their house and takes the brothers on a hike to a small island in the middle of a forest lake.
Emotional fingerprint
The Return (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 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 Confusion, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 57 % | 45 % | 50 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 35 % | 38 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 29 % | 30 % | 11 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 51 % | 39 % | 43 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Empathy | 59 % | 49 % | 56 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 57 % | 43 % | 53 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 35 % | 40 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Empathy | 51 % | 44 % | 44 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Empathy | 55 % | 50 % | 51 % | 31 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 53 % | 45 % | 51 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 60 % | 46 % | 60 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 61 % | 43 % | 56 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 28 % | 39 % | 10 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 56 % | 35 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 81 % | 66 % | 73 % | 60 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 92 % | 83 % | 73 % | 82 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Mother
Hooligan
Girl in the Mirror
Grandmother
Zavodila
Man at Port
Olya
Babushka
Details
- Directed by
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Written by
- Vladimir Moiseenko, Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- Russia
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
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