Encounter
2021 · 108 min · Director: Michael Pearce
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A Marine Corps veteran suffering from PTSD takes his kids from California to Groom Lake, Nevada. He tells his children that alien parasites have landed on Earth to take over the planet. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.
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Encounter (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Anxiety 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Curiosity30%
- Anxiety25%
- Confusion20%
- Fear15%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Anxiety, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Anxiety and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 43 % | 35 % | 20 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 45 % | 24 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Empathy | 51 % | 28 % | 44 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 60 % | 51 % | 43 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 63 % | 60 % | 44 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 56 % | 51 % | 45 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 59 % | 55 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 69 % | 66 % | 55 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 69 % | 66 % | 51 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 61 % | 56 % | 49 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Empathy | 61 % | 55 % | 48 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 66 % | 63 % | 46 % | 31 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Empathy | 66 % | 63 % | 52 % | 33 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 66 % | 63 % | 59 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 71 % | 69 % | 65 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Empathy | 76 % | 66 % | 71 % | 56 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 80 % | 64 % | 73 % | 57 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 88 % | 79 % | 78 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Empathy | 81 % | 70 % | 73 % | 54 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Hope | 62 % | 37 % | 53 % | 47 % |
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
Bobby Khan
Dylan
Raul
Dwight McKinley
Kurt McKinley
Mother
Malik's Doppelgänger
Ernie
Baby Jay Khan
Cashier
Details
- Directed by
- Michael Pearce
- Written by
- Joe Barton, Michael Pearce
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2021
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Curiosity
- Data updated
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