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Lady in the Water

2006 · 110 min · Director: M. Night Shyamalan ★ IMDb 5.5 · 108,806 ratings

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The super Cleveland Heep finds a woman swimming in the swimming pool of the condominium during the night; he slips, hits his head on the floor and faints in the water, and she rescues him. He discloses that she is a "Narf" called Story, a character of bedtime stories, that is chased by a "Scrunt" and she needs to return to her Blue World with an eagle. Cleveland convinces the tenants to help and protect Story.

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Lady in the Water (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%
  2. Awe15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Sadness
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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity43 %26 %40 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor42 %27 %37 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity49 %38 %47 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension55 %40 %55 %2 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity49 %26 %52 %1 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity45 %17 %44 %7 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity52 %29 %35 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension61 %51 %34 %22 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity57 %50 %42 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Hope54 %33 %50 %8 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity51 %23 %53 %4 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity55 %34 %47 %2 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Tension62 %54 %36 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension59 %53 %33 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension61 %56 %33 %32 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Tension70 %68 %31 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Tension76 %60 %28 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Sadness81 %45 %23 %62 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 107′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Paul Giamatti

Cleveland Heep

Bob Balaban

Harry Farber

CC
Cindy Cheung

Young-Soon Choi

MN
M. Night Shyamalan

Vick Ran

Bill Irwin

Mr. Leeds

Mary Beth Hurt

Mrs. Bell

NG
Noah Gray-Cabey

Joey Dury

JD
Joseph D. Reitman

Long Haired Smoker

Jared Harris

Goatee Smoker

GM
Grant Monohon

Emaciated Smoker

JB
John Boyd

One-Eyebrow Smoker

EC
Ethan Cohn

Glasses Smoker

JK
June Kyoto Lu

Mrs. Choi

Tovah Feldshuh

Mrs. Bubchik

TM
Tom Mardirosian

Mr. Bubchik

MH
Maricruz Hernandez

Perez de la Torre Sister #1

Details

Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Type
Movies
Released
2006
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 108,806 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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