Brick
2005 · 110 min · Director: Rian Johnson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The lonely teenager Brendan finds his former girlfriend Emily dead in the entrance of a tunnel of sewage and recalls her phone call two days ago, when she said to him that she was in trouble. Brendan, who still loved Emily, met bad elements of his high-school trying to contact her, and when he succeeded, she told him that she was OK. He hides her body in the tunnel and decides to investigate the meaning and connection of four words, including "brick" and "pin", that Emily told him to find who killed her. Using the support of his nerd friend Brain, he successively meets the small time drug dealers Kara, Dode, Brad Bramish, Laura and Tugger, to reach the teenager powerful drug dealer The Pin. Slowly, Brendan unravels the motives why Emily was killed and plots a revenge.
Emotional fingerprint
Brick (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Tension 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, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 42 % | 55 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 39 % | 53 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 43 % | 51 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 59 % | 43 % | 46 % | 45 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 56 % | 44 % | 44 % | 49 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 54 % | 49 % | 45 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 53 % | 50 % | 46 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 53 % | 49 % | 10 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 56 % | 51 % | 50 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 49 % | 53 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 61 % | 56 % | 56 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 65 % | 63 % | 58 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 69 % | 68 % | 57 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 69 % | 69 % | 55 % | 34 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 63 % | 49 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 69 % | 69 % | 45 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 79 % | 76 % | 51 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 60 % | 55 % | 52 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Sadness | 72 % | 38 % | 48 % | 67 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Biff
Pin's Mom
Big Stoner
Tangles
Straggler
The Pin's Driver (uncredited)
Woman Sweeping Backstage (uncredited)
Student (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Rian Johnson
- Written by
- Rian Johnson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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