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Dorothy Mills

2008 · 102 min · Director: Agnès Merlet ★ IMDb 6 · 6,268 ratings

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Jane Morton, a psychiatrist from Dublin in deep mourning following the accidental death of her husband and son, is assigned to work on the case of Dorothy Mills, a teenaged girl in a small village who tried to strangle a baby. After miraculously surviving a car accident, Jane discovers a village darkened by strange events and meets a very nervous Dorothy, who swears she never touched the baby. After analyzing the teenager, Jane makes a diagnosis of multiple personality disorder until the day that Dorothy speaks with the voice of David, Jane's dead son.

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Dorothy Mills (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Fear 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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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Fear, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Disturbing61 %43 %55 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension59 %43 %53 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity53 %48 %41 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity54 %54 %40 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sadness61 %50 %46 %48 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness63 %48 %45 %59 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity65 %55 %48 %55 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Disturbing69 %60 %59 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension72 %61 %68 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing77 %59 %73 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Tension82 %56 %75 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Sadness85 %68 %73 %71 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity82 %79 %70 %66 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Curiosity76 %78 %70 %57 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity78 %75 %73 %55 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Tension86 %71 %81 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension89 %60 %78 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Sadness80 %45 %49 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Sadness70 %35 %25 %67 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

JM
Jenn Murray

JM
Jenn Murray

Dorothy Mills

GR
Ger Ryan

Eileen McMahon

DG
David Ganly

Aiden Kearsley

Gary Lewis

Pastor Ross

RO
Rynagh O'Grady

Mrs. Mc Cllellan

CM
Charlene McKenna

Mary McMahon

JH
Joe Hanley

Paul Fallon

GO
Gavin O'Connor

John McCarthy

Ned Dennehy

Garage Owner

MM
Marie Mullen

Garage Owner's Wife

SS
Sean Stewart

Duncan McClellan

LL
Louise Lewis

Maureen Kearsley

EO
Eamonn Owens

Kurt Gallagher

IL
Ian Lloyd Anderson

Jake Fallon

MF
Michèle Forbes

Paul Fallon's Wife (as Michele Forbes)

HN
Helen Norton

Emma McCarthy

DM
David Murray

Tom O'Brien

BA
Barbara Adair

Old Mrs. McClellan

Details

Directed by
Agnès Merlet
Written by
Agnès Merlet, Juliette Sales
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
102 min
Country
Ireland, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 6,268 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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