The Stepfather
2009 · 101 min · Director: Nelson McCormick
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Michael Harding (Penn Badgely) returns home from military school to find his mother Susan (Sela Ward) happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David (Dylan Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?
Emotional fingerprint
The Stepfather (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 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 Tension, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Mystery. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 30 % | 13 % | 17 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 25 % | 31 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 25 % | 30 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 34 % | 24 % | 24 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 39 % | 31 % | 31 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 36 % | 38 % | 12 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 48 % | 45 % | 33 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 54 % | 53 % | 33 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 49 % | 45 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 48 % | 54 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 50 % | 51 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 57 % | 56 % | 48 % | 33 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 63 % | 63 % | 46 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 54 % | 53 % | 41 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 44 % | 43 % | 20 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 53 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 66 % | 66 % | 39 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 79 % | 79 % | 29 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 81 % | 81 % | 28 % | 71 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 73 % | 73 % | 33 % | 62 % |
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
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Sean Harding
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Details
- Directed by
- Nelson McCormick
- Written by
- Carolyn Lefcourt, Donald E. Westlake, J.S. Cardone, Brian Garfield
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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