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Cropsey

2009 · 84 min · Director: Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman ★ IMDb 6.3 · 10,161 ratings

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Realizing that the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.

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Cropsey (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Fear 25%, Curiosity 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 Anxiety, Fear, Curiosity. Genres: Documentary, Crime, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Curiosity
Disturbing
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 peaks around 13 %, then dips around 38 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Fear64 %53 %52 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Disturbing71 %49 %65 %36 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Disturbing79 %50 %73 %53 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity79 %60 %66 %56 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Sadness77 %63 %61 %66 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Sadness72 %61 %53 %66 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity63 %63 %43 %53 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity58 %63 %38 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity60 %63 %36 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Sadness64 %64 %43 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity69 %66 %56 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing71 %66 %65 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity68 %65 %61 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity67 %63 %59 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Tension68 %57 %59 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Disturbing63 %56 %53 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Curiosity64 %57 %52 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Disturbing72 %56 %61 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Tension73 %60 %61 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 82′Curiosity71 %68 %60 %45 %
Rags to riches

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

JZ
Joshua Zeman

BB
Barbara Brancaccio

BE
Bill Ellis

DD
Dorothy D'Eletto

Herself - Archivist & Researcher

GR
Geraldo Rivera

Himself - Reporter (archive footage)

KS
Karen Schweiger

Herself - Jennifer Schweiger's Mother

DN
David Navarro

Himself - Former Newscaster

DC
Donna Cutugno

Herself - Founder, Friends of Jennifer

RA
Ralph Aquino

Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD

BJ
Bobby Jensen

Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD

EA
Ernie Anastos

Himself - Reporter (archive footage)

AR
Andre Rand

Himself - Suspect

JC
Jim Callaghan

Himself - Former Editor, Staten Island Eagle

JD
Jim Dolan

Himself - Reporter (archive footage)

TD
Theresa Doyle

Herself - Searcher for Jennifer

EA
Ed Armstrong

Himself - Holly Ann Hughes's Brother

SH
Sean Hughes

Himself - Holly Ann Hughes's Brother (archive footage)

PH
Peter Hughes

Himself - Holly Ann Hughes's Father

HC
Holly Cederholm

Herself - Holly Ann Hughes's Mother

KS
Ken Schweiger

Himself - Jennifer Schweiger's Father

Details

Directed by
Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman
Written by
Joshua Zeman
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 10,161 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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