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The Killing Jar

2010 · 92 min · Director: Mark Young, Mark Young ★ IMDb 5.8 · 3,297 ratings

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A stranger armed with a shotgun takes seven patrons hostage in a remote roadside diner. But as the body count increases, the desperate survivors discover that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.

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The Killing Jar (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 40%, Fear 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Fear, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Fear
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension28 %20 %3 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sympathy30 %21 %10 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Disturbing37 %27 %27 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sympathy44 %38 %31 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension51 %49 %22 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension60 %59 %20 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension70 %70 %34 %52 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Tension80 %79 %52 %67 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension83 %82 %59 %69 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Tension83 %81 %62 %64 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension84 %82 %70 %64 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Disturbing85 %82 %69 %63 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension82 %80 %58 %60 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Tension82 %79 %62 %59 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing84 %81 %74 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension85 %83 %72 %63 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Tension86 %84 %66 %66 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension87 %85 %61 %64 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Tension87 %84 %54 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 90′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

AB
Amber Benson

Noreen

AB
Amber Benson

Lew Temple

Lonnie

Jake Busey

Greene

LA
Lindsey Axelsson

Starr

TT
Talan Torriero

Billy

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Jonathan Sachar

O'Brien

PD
Patrick Durham

Shaffer

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Emily Catherine Young

Girl

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Mark Young

Radio Announcer (voice)

Details

Directed by
Mark Young, Mark Young
Written by
Mark Young, Mark Young
Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 3,297 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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