The Gateway
2021 · 91 min · Director: Michele Civetta
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A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime.
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The Gateway (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Crime, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 4.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 55 % | 35 % | 47 % | 42 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 44 % | 28 % | 34 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Empathy | 41 % | 33 % | 27 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 48 % | 43 % | 26 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 49 % | 44 % | 25 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 55 % | 51 % | 25 % | 14 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 66 % | 60 % | 34 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 61 % | 49 % | 44 % | 33 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 54 % | 41 % | 45 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 64 % | 55 % | 51 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 70 % | 65 % | 55 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 64 % | 63 % | 49 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 64 % | 63 % | 48 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 70 % | 68 % | 51 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 70 % | 68 % | 51 % | 24 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 64 % | 58 % | 53 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Empathy | 68 % | 59 % | 59 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 80 % | 66 % | 65 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 73 % | 43 % | 54 % | 50 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Hope | 53 % | 13 % | 30 % | 32 % |
Man in a hole
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
Detective Bachman
Detective King
Stu
Sharon
Jamal
Hector
Details
- Directed by
- Michele Civetta
- Written by
- Michele Civetta, Alex Felix Bendaña, Andrew Levitas, Andrew Levitas
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2021
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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