Black Book
2006 · 145 min · Director: Paul Verhoeven
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where she is working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September 1944. Rachel is in trouble when her hiding place is bombed by allied troops. She gets in contact with a man from the resistance and joins a group of Jews who are to be smuggled across the Biesbosch by boat to the freed South Netherlands. Germans from a patrol boat murder them all however. Only Rachel is able to escape. She is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers. When Kuipers' son is captured after trying to smuggle weapons, he asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze. Soon she will find out the attack in the Biesbosch wasn't a coincidence.
Emotional fingerprint
Black Book (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Tension25%
- Empathy20%
- Sadness15%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Curiosity | 52 % | 38 % | 12 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 65 % | 59 % | 30 % | 41 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 75 % | 70 % | 48 % | 58 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Empathy | 71 % | 65 % | 44 % | 55 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 70 % | 66 % | 40 % | 46 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 66 % | 60 % | 34 % | 41 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 44 % | 20 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 48 % | 33 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 63 % | 57 % | 57 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 79 % | 70 % | 65 % | 65 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Disturbing | 79 % | 74 % | 66 % | 63 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 78 % | 76 % | 60 % | 54 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 83 % | 81 % | 57 % | 57 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 83 % | 79 % | 57 % | 64 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Curiosity | 77 % | 73 % | 53 % | 61 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Tension | 83 % | 76 % | 68 % | 68 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Disturbing | 90 % | 80 % | 84 % | 74 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 127′ | Tension | 87 % | 80 % | 81 % | 63 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 134′ | Disturbing | 72 % | 66 % | 60 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 141′ | Empathy | 53 % | 45 % | 32 % | 37 % |
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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
Notary Wim Smaal
Tim Kuipers
Theo
Maarten
Mrs. Smaal
Anny
Linda
Herman
Details
- Directed by
- Paul Verhoeven
- Written by
- Paul Verhoeven, Gerard Soeteman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Country
- Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
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