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Mother

2009 · 129 min · Director: Bong Joon Ho ★ IMDb 7.7 · 82,141 ratings

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A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.

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Mother (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 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 Curiosity, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Curiosity
Tension
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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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 28 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension48 %20 %42 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Humor43 %20 %32 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Humor39 %26 %26 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity50 %38 %40 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Tension65 %39 %58 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Sadness68 %34 %60 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Sadness59 %38 %53 %45 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity48 %45 %40 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 55′Curiosity44 %43 %30 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 61′Sadness50 %43 %33 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 68′Curiosity61 %53 %41 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 74′Sadness65 %54 %44 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 81′Curiosity60 %53 %46 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 87′Curiosity57 %59 %50 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 94′Curiosity61 %63 %54 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 100′Tension70 %62 %63 %27 %
82.5 %≈ 106′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 113′Sadness63 %47 %42 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 119′Disturbing67 %53 %53 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 126′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

KH
Kim Hye-ja

WB
Won Bin

JG
Jin Goo

Yoon Je-moon

Je-moon

JM
Jeon Mi-seon

Mi-seon

SS
Song Sae-byuk

Sepak Takraw Detective

LY
Lee Young-suk

Elder at Junk Shop

MH
Moon Hee-ra

Moon Ah-jeong

CW
Chun Woo-hee

Mi-na

KB
Kim Byeong-soon

Police Group Leader

YM
Yeo Moo-yeong

Lawyer Kong Seok-ho

JY
Jung Young-ki

Skinny Student

KK
Ko Kyu-pil

Fat Student

LM
Lee Mi-do

Scar Girl

KJ
Kim Jin-goo

Ah-jeong's Grandma

MK
Min Kyung-jin

Lawyer Office Manager

JK
Jo Kyung-sook

Mi-na's Mother

Park Myung-shin

Female Owner

YY
Yoon Yeong-geol

Crime Scene Investigator

KB
Kwon Byung-gil

Golf Dean

Details

Directed by
Bong Joon Ho
Written by
Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
129 min
Country
South Korea
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 82,141 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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