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In the Electric Mist

2009 · 117 min · Director: Bertrand Tavernier ★ IMDb 6.1 · 21,253 ratings

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A detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of ghostly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen.

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In the Electric Mist (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Confusion 24%, Anxiety 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear13%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Confusion, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Confusion and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Disturbing57 %40 %32 %57 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Disturbing55 %45 %34 %51 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity48 %45 %34 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity40 %39 %26 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity41 %36 %24 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Disturbing48 %44 %30 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity48 %51 %30 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity53 %53 %41 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Tension64 %55 %59 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity61 %54 %56 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Tension56 %43 %45 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Sadness60 %39 %38 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Sadness61 %49 %41 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Curiosity64 %53 %56 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Tension69 %45 %64 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Relief64 %32 %46 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Relief55 %22 %23 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 108′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 114′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Mary Steenburgen

Bootsie Robicheaux

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Drummond

Justina Machado

Rosie Gomez

Ned Beatty

Twinky LeMoyne

James Gammon

Ben Hebert

LH
Levon Helm

General John Bell Hood

BG
Buddy Guy

Sam 'Hogman' Patin

Julio Cesar Cedillo

Cholo Manelli

BH
Bernard Hocke

Murphy Doucet

JS
John Sayles

Michael Goldman

Gary Grubbs

Sheriff

WB
Walter Breaux

Batist

AL
Alana Locke

Alafair Robicheaux

AG
Adella Gautier

Clothilde

Louis Herthum

Doobie Patout

Ritchie Montgomery

Club Leon Bartender

Details

Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier
Written by
James Lee Burke, Jerzy Kromolowski, Mary Olson-Kromolowski
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
117 min
Country
France, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 21,253 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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