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Kill Theory

2009 · 82 min · Director: Chris Moore ★ IMDb 5.4 · 7,894 ratings

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A group of college students visit a secluded vacation home to celebrate their upcoming graduation. The fun doesn't last long when a sadistic psychopath forces them to participate in his deadly contest. The rules are simple -- in order to survive they must kill each other. As tension builds, and relationships begin to crumble, they realize that only one can make it out alive. Could you trust your boyfriend? Your girlfriend? Your best friend? Only one can go home. So who will be the last man or woman standing?

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Kill Theory (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Tension 30%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear40%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 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

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Disturbing37 %22 %7 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor39 %13 %3 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Humor41 %9 %0 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Humor51 %25 %16 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Tension71 %59 %53 %50 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Disturbing84 %81 %75 %66 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Tension84 %83 %74 %56 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Tension81 %79 %69 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Tension81 %80 %68 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Tension86 %86 %73 %50 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Tension91 %91 %83 %73 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Tension90 %90 %81 %75 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Tension87 %86 %70 %64 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Tension88 %86 %68 %65 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Tension92 %90 %75 %75 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Tension92 %91 %79 %79 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Tension91 %90 %79 %79 %
87.5 %≈ 72′Tension92 %85 %76 %83 %
92.5 %≈ 76′Sadness92 %75 %67 %85 %
97.5 %≈ 80′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

DM
Don McManus

Don McManus

Dr. Karl Truftin

RD
Ryanne Duzich

RD
Ryanne Duzich

Amber

TD
Teddy Dunn

TD
Teddy Dunn

Brent

DF
Daniel Franzese

Freddy

Agnes Bruckner

Jennifer

SW
Steffi Wickens

Nicole

Theo Rossi

Carlos

Kevin Gage

Killer

Details

Directed by
Chris Moore
Written by
Kelly C. Palmer
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 7,894 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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