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The Dark and the Wicked

2020 · 95 min · Director: Bryan Bertino ★ IMDb 6.1 · 30,959 ratings

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The Dark and The Wicked follows two siblings who are summoned back to the family farm to await the inevitability of their father's death. What initially appears to be a timeless ritual of loss and remembrance turns out to be something very different.

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The Dark and the Wicked (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear40%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Fear

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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension37 %35 %18 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension43 %36 %15 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sadness57 %48 %25 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension71 %60 %45 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Sadness75 %60 %49 %50 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Sadness77 %64 %52 %64 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Disturbing74 %68 %59 %64 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension65 %64 %55 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Tension68 %65 %55 %55 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Sadness75 %70 %61 %64 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension80 %78 %71 %66 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension80 %79 %73 %64 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Tension75 %71 %63 %55 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension75 %71 %63 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Tension81 %77 %74 %65 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Fear88 %81 %81 %76 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension90 %84 %83 %81 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Fear90 %86 %84 %80 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Tension89 %83 %80 %73 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Sadness87 %73 %72 %67 %
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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Michael Abbott Jr.

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Michael Abbott Jr.

Michael

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Julie Oliver-Touchstone

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Lynn Andrews

Nurse

Tom Nowicki

Charlie

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Ella Ballentine

Young Girl

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Michael Zagst

Father

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Mel Cowan

Doctor

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Mindy Raymond

Becky

CD
Chris Doubek

Funeral Director

Details

Directed by
Bryan Bertino
Written by
Bryan Bertino
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 30,959 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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