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Zodiac

2007 · 157 min · Director: David Fincher ★ IMDb 7.7 · 694,696 ratings

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A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's book, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people.

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Zodiac (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 29%, Anxiety 27%, Tension 22%. 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 Curiosity, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Curiosity
Tension
Disturbing
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

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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension65 %45 %60 %52 %
7.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity70 %50 %66 %60 %
12.5 %≈ 20′Tension73 %48 %70 %63 %
17.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity64 %51 %59 %46 %
22.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity61 %59 %54 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 43′Tension66 %61 %59 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity70 %57 %64 %60 %
37.5 %≈ 59′Tension69 %49 %65 %54 %
42.5 %≈ 67′Curiosity61 %51 %54 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity63 %63 %48 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 82′Curiosity68 %68 %50 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 90′Curiosity65 %64 %48 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 98′Curiosity60 %57 %40 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 106′Curiosity60 %59 %35 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 114′Curiosity66 %65 %45 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 122′Curiosity68 %65 %55 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 130′Curiosity65 %64 %55 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 137′Curiosity69 %69 %60 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 145′Curiosity70 %69 %59 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 153′Curiosity65 %62 %48 %35 %
Icarus

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

Anthony Edwards

William Armstrong

Elias Koteas

Jack Mulanax

John Carroll Lynch

Arthur Leigh Allen

Brian Cox

Melvin Belli

Dermot Mulroney

Martin Lee

Charles Fleischer

Bob Vaughn

Zach Grenier

Mel Nicolai

Philip Baker Hall

Sherwood Morrill

James Le Gros

George Bawart

Donal Logue

Ken Narlow

RA
Richmond Arquette

Zodiac 1 / Zodiac 2

Bob Stephenson

Zodiac 3

JL
John Lacy

Zodiac 4

ES
Ed Setrakian

Al Hyman

John Getz

Templeton Peck

JT
John Terry

Charles Thieriot

Details

Directed by
David Fincher
Written by
James Vanderbilt, Robert Graysmith
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
157 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 694,696 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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