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Thirst

2009 · 134 min · Director: Park Chan-wook ★ IMDb 7.1 · 55,845 ratings

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Sang-hyun, a priest working for a hospital, selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project intended to eradicate a deadly virus. However, the virus eventually takes over the priest. He nearly dies, but makes a miraculous recovery by an accidental transfusion of vampire blood. He realizes his sole reason for living: the pleasures of the flesh.

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Thirst (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Anxiety 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Love. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Disturbing
Tension
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 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness57 %25 %23 %52 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Sadness54 %29 %24 %43 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity46 %26 %23 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Disturbing48 %36 %30 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Disturbing53 %43 %38 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Empathy50 %30 %36 %27 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Tension49 %28 %36 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity53 %36 %40 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Tension54 %36 %43 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Sadness56 %38 %49 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 70′Tension64 %45 %55 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 77′Sadness64 %44 %50 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Tension66 %49 %56 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 90′Tension74 %63 %64 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 97′Disturbing71 %68 %55 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 104′Disturbing69 %61 %57 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Tension74 %59 %66 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 117′Disturbing80 %70 %67 %32 %
92.5 %≈ 124′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 131′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

KO
Kim Ok-bin

KO
Kim Ok-vin

Tae-ju

Kim Hae-sook

Lady Ra

Shin Ha-kyun

Kang-woo

PI
Park In-hwan

Priest Noh

Song Young-chang

Seung-dae

Oh Dal-su

Yeong-doo

Ériq Ebouaney

Immanuel

SD
Seo Dong-soo

Hyo-seong

Ra Mi-ran

Nurse Yu

LH
Lee Hwa-ryong

Doctor Koo

MC
Mercedes Cabral

Evelyn

KH
Kim Hee-ok

Oh Veronica

CJ
Choi Jong-ryul

Father

Son Jong-hak

Detective

HC
Han Chul-woo

Investigator

JD
Jo Deok-jae

Inspector 1

JM
Jo Moon-ee

Inspector 2

HW
Hwang Woo-seul-hye

Unmarried Whistling Woman

Details

Directed by
Park Chan-wook
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
134 min
Country
South Korea, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 55,845 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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