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Tidal Wave

2009 · 120 min · Director: JK Youn ★ IMDb 5.5 · 5,846 ratings

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Professor Kim, a marine geologist, recognizes the impending danger of a mega tsunami headed straight for Haeundae, a popular vacation spot on the south coast of Korea. He desperately attempts to warn authorities and alert the unknowing vacationers of the 500 MPH destructive force of nature headed their direction.

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Tidal Wave (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 15%. 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 Tension, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Action, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
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 18 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension63 %57 %48 %43 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor51 %44 %33 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor45 %38 %21 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Humor44 %31 %20 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Humor44 %24 %19 %14 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Humor46 %29 %20 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Humor49 %38 %30 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Sadness50 %40 %35 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Tension50 %43 %29 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension51 %38 %31 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 63′Humor56 %35 %38 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 69′Tension63 %53 %33 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 75′Tension71 %71 %33 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 81′Tension84 %84 %48 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 87′Tension90 %89 %65 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 93′Tension91 %88 %79 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 99′Empathy94 %89 %89 %80 %
87.5 %≈ 105′Sadness91 %78 %89 %85 %
92.5 %≈ 111′Sadness75 %46 %74 %64 %
97.5 %≈ 117′Empathy62 %23 %58 %37 %
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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

HJ
Ha Ji-Won

Gang Yeon-heui

PJ
Park Joong-hoon

Kim Hwi

UJ
Uhm Jung-hwa

Lee Yu-jin

KY
Kang Ye-won

Kim Hee-mee

Kim In-kwon

Oh Dong-chun

SJ
Song Jae-ho

Choi's Uncle

KY
Kim You-jung

Ji-min

SB
Seong Byeong-suk

Dong-chun's mother

KJ
Kim Ji-young

Geum-ryeon

CB
Cheon Bo-geun

Seung-hyeon

LB
Lee Briggs

Helicopter Pilot

YH
Yeo Ho-min

Jun-ha

LS
Lee Si-on

Gong-ju

PM
Park Myung-hoon

Paramedics

DY
Do Yong-gu

Yeon-heui's Father

LD
Lee Dae-ho

Self

Ji Dae-han

Sang-ryeol

JM
Ju Min-ha

Woman

Details

Directed by
JK Youn
Written by
JK Youn, Hae-sim Jung, Kim Hwi
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
120 min
Country
South Korea
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 5,846 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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