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Mean Creek

2004 · 90 min · Director: Jacob Estes, Jacob Aaron Estes ★ IMDb 7.1 · 35,093 ratings

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When a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek revenge.

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Mean Creek (2004) — 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

25%Guilt
  1. Guilt25%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Guilt and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Sadness
Empathy
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 18 %, then peaks around 57 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension69 %67 %27 %47 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension60 %57 %20 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension49 %46 %14 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension45 %38 %13 %32 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Empathy46 %34 %11 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension48 %41 %10 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension45 %40 %9 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Empathy47 %39 %9 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension61 %56 %11 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension74 %73 %20 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension87 %85 %41 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension93 %86 %65 %66 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Sadness88 %76 %73 %59 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension81 %71 %61 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Disturbing73 %65 %53 %39 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Sadness70 %59 %59 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Sadness75 %63 %61 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension82 %63 %60 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Sadness86 %39 %73 %73 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Sadness87 %15 %82 %85 %
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

Trevor Morgan

Rocky Merric

Josh Peck

George Tooney

CS
Carly Schroeder

Millie

HL
Heath Lourwood

Jasper

JC
J.W. Crawford

Tom

KG
Kaz Garas

Detective Wright

MF
Michael Fisher-Welsh

Mr. Levinworth

RF
Raissa Fleming

Maggie Tooney

SL
Shelly Lipkin

Mr. Merrick

Details

Directed by
Jacob Estes, Jacob Aaron Estes
Written by
Jacob Estes, Jacob Aaron Estes
Type
Movies
Released
2004
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 35,093 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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