The Lookout
2007 · 99 min · Director: Scott Frank
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An admired high school hockey player with a bright future foolishly takes a drive in the night with his girlfriend and two other friends with his headlights off with devastating results. The former athlete is left with a brain injury that prevents him from remembering many things for extended periods of time. To compensate, he keeps notes in a small notebook to aid him in remembering what he is to do. He also lives with a blind friend who aids him. Obviously, with the mental incapacitation, he is unable to have meaningful work. Thus he works as a night cleaning man in a bank. It is there he comes under the scrutiny of a gang planning to rob the bank. The leader befriends him and gets him involved with a young woman who further reels him in. After they get close and after reeling him in with his own failures, the bank plan unfolds. Confused but wanting to escape his current existence, he initially goes along with the scheme. After realizing he is being used, he attempts to stop the robbery, which of course immediately goes awry.
Emotional fingerprint
The Lookout (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Empathy 25%, Relief 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 Anxiety, Empathy, Relief. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Relief. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 47 % | 17 % | 40 % | 37 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 49 % | 14 % | 46 % | 38 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Empathy | 45 % | 13 % | 44 % | 31 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 40 % | 14 % | 36 % | 27 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 43 % | 19 % | 39 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 43 % | 20 % | 40 % | 27 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 39 % | 15 % | 33 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 41 % | 23 % | 28 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 49 % | 39 % | 34 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Empathy | 53 % | 45 % | 40 % | 24 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 51 % | 45 % | 35 % | 23 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 48 % | 41 % | 31 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Empathy | 50 % | 43 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 63 % | 57 % | 38 % | 20 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 76 % | 74 % | 41 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 84 % | 81 % | 49 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 84 % | 83 % | 46 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 80 % | 73 % | 49 % | 30 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Relief | 75 % | 55 % | 57 % | 35 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
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
Cork
Bone
Maura
Nina
Danny
Reggie
Woman in bar
Details
- Directed by
- Scott Frank
- Written by
- Scott Frank
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2007
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
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