The Power of the Dog
2021 · 127 min · Director: Jane Campion
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Severe, pale-eyed, handsome, Phil Burbank is brutally beguiling. All of Phil's romance, power and fragility is trapped in the past and in the land: He can castrate a bull calf with two swift slashes of his knife; he swims naked in the river, smearing his body with mud. He is a cowboy as raw as his hides. The year is 1925. The Burbank brothers are wealthy ranchers in Montana. At the Red Mill restaurant on their way to market, the brothers meet Rose, the widowed proprietress, and her impressionable son Peter. Phil behaves so cruelly he drives them both to tears, revelling in their hurt and rousing his fellow cowhands to laughter - all except his brother George, who comforts Rose then returns to marry her. As Phil swings between fury and cunning, his taunting of Rose takes an eerie form - he hovers at the edges of her vision, whistling a tune she can no longer play. His mockery of her son is more overt, amplified by the cheering of Phil's cowhand disciples. Then Phil appears to take the boy under his wing. Is this latest gesture a softening that leaves Phil exposed, or a plot twisting further into menace?
Emotional fingerprint
The Power of the Dog (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Confusion 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 Anxiety, Tension, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Western. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Tension
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Tension | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sympathy | 33 % | 28 % | 22 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Sympathy | 38 % | 34 % | 28 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sympathy | 45 % | 44 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 41 % | 38 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 45 % | 36 % | 40 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Love | 51 % | 40 % | 44 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Sympathy | 46 % | 39 % | 41 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sympathy | 40 % | 34 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 45 % | 39 % | 43 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sympathy | 48 % | 45 % | 43 % | 20 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sympathy | 42 % | 42 % | 33 % | 22 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 27 % | 33 % | 37 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 31 % | 36 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 50 % | 43 % | 41 % | 33 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 49 % | 46 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 63 % | 44 % | 55 % | 38 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Tension | 61 % | 41 % | 55 % | 49 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 42 % | 48 % | 57 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 124′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
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Details
- Directed by
- Jane Campion
- Written by
- Jane Campion, Thomas Savage
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2021
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Country
- New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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