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Nothing But the Truth

2008 · 108 min · Director: Rod Lurie ★ IMDb 7.1 · 42,115 ratings

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Thinking Pulitzer Prize and hoping to bring down a President, D.C. political columnist Rachel Armstrong writes that the President ignored the findings of a covert CIA operative when ordering air strikes against Venezuela. Rachel names the agent, Erica Van Doren, a woman whose young daughter is in Rachel's son's class at school. The government moves quickly to force Rachel to name her source. She's jailed for contempt when she refuses. She won't change her mind, and the days add up. Chaos descends on Van Doren's life as well. First Amendment versus national security, marriage and motherhood versus separation. What's the value of a principle?

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Nothing But the Truth (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 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 Tension, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension58 %18 %12 %55 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity53 %20 %10 %48 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension54 %26 %11 %51 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension55 %31 %15 %53 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Love51 %35 %21 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension54 %39 %24 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension57 %43 %26 %55 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Empathy58 %50 %39 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Sadness56 %51 %43 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Tension55 %44 %33 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension57 %46 %35 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Empathy63 %57 %50 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Sadness65 %61 %55 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Empathy63 %57 %49 %48 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Sadness64 %59 %51 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Sadness69 %65 %54 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Empathy71 %69 %51 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Sadness78 %74 %64 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Sadness83 %78 %77 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

Angela Bassett

Bonnie Benjamin

Alan Alda

Albert Burnside

Vera Farmiga

Erica Van Doren

David Schwimmer

Ray Armstrong

Courtney B. Vance

Agent O'Hara

Noah Wyle

Avril Aaronson

FA
Floyd Abrams

Judge Hall

PB
Preston Bailey

Timmy Armstrong

KB
Kristen Bough

Allison Van Doren

JA
Julie Ann Emery

Agent Boyd

Michael O'Neill

CIA Director

KS
Kristen Shaw

Angel

AP
Angelica Page

Molly Meyers

Jamey Sheridan

Oscar Van Doren

PJ
Pamela Jones

Guard Washington

JM
Jennifer McCoy

Jesse

DB
David Bridgewater

Riggens

Details

Directed by
Rod Lurie
Written by
Rod Lurie
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 42,115 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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