The Square
2008 · 105 min · Director: Nash Edgerton, Nash Edgerton
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Lovers Ray and Carla plan to burn down her house at Christmas, to run off with her husband's drug money. Ray has a side scheme going too, taking kickbacks on the love hotel project whose construction he's managing. The suburban Aussie marrieds live across a river from each other, the much older, domesticated Ray in an upper middle-class neighborhood, Carla on the wrong side of the water. The cheaters will lure their families to the same Christmas picnic celebration, to provide alibis while still being able to sneak off and chat about the arson. Carla's tow-truck owner hubby, Smithy, is a fearsome tough to cross, so will the philanderers' holiday gifts come through, or explode in their lying faces?
Emotional fingerprint
The Square (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Confusion 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Confusion25%
- Tension20%
- Anger15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Confusion, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Confusion and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 32 % | 22 % | 3 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 33 % | 8 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 41 % | 10 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 47 % | 45 % | 13 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 55 % | 55 % | 23 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 70 % | 68 % | 40 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sadness | 77 % | 71 % | 48 % | 54 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 72 % | 68 % | 39 % | 50 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 70 % | 69 % | 40 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 68 % | 68 % | 42 % | 36 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 58 % | 58 % | 29 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 56 % | 56 % | 24 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 68 % | 66 % | 40 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Disturbing | 79 % | 76 % | 56 % | 61 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 83 % | 81 % | 63 % | 69 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 84 % | 84 % | 70 % | 70 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 82 % | 81 % | 65 % | 63 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 82 % | 81 % | 61 % | 56 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Tension | 76 % | 69 % | 57 % | 54 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Sadness | 58 % | 38 % | 33 % | 37 % |
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
Jake
Charlie
Wendy
Martha Yale
Smithy's Mate
Dale
Rita Smith
Jenny
Santa the Fireman
Smithy's Mate
Details
- Directed by
- Nash Edgerton, Nash Edgerton
- Written by
- Joel Edgerton, Matthew Dabner
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- Australia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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