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The Perfect Host

2010 · 93 min · Director: Nicholas Tomnay ★ IMDb 6.7 · 31,217 ratings

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Injured after committing a bank robbery, John Taylor is desperate to find a place to hide out and approaches the home of Warwick Wilson. John manages to get himself invited into the house by posing as a friend of a friend and spinning a sob story of lost luggage and a violent mugging. Inside, Warwick, a consummate host, is making the final preparations for an impeccable dinner party. He insists John stay for the party, but as the evening begins it becomes obvious Warwick may not be what he first appears.

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The Perfect Host (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 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 Tension, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

Tension
Curiosity
Disturbing
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 13 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension65 %65 %25 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension54 %50 %31 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity44 %34 %39 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity46 %36 %46 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity59 %54 %45 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension66 %64 %38 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity59 %54 %40 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Disturbing54 %43 %48 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity51 %36 %46 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor45 %33 %39 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity50 %41 %36 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Tension69 %64 %41 %59 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension80 %77 %48 %69 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension75 %66 %45 %64 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing68 %48 %44 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity65 %46 %54 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Tension69 %63 %59 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension74 %71 %61 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Curiosity69 %64 %60 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Tension60 %57 %50 %38 %
Riches to rags

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

David Hyde Pierce

Warwick Wilson

Clayne Crawford

John Taylor

NP
Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Detective Morton

MP
Megahn Perry

Simone De Marchi

HR
Helen Reddy

Cathy Knight

CB
Cooper Barnes

Rupert

IG
Indira G. Wilson

Monica

TA
Tyrees Allen

Roman

AC
Annie Campbell

Chelsea

JW
Joseph Will

Detective Valdez

George Cheung

Storekeeper

BA
Brooke Anderson

Thief

CF
Cheryl Francis Harrington

Car Rental Worker

AP
Amanda Payton

Girl at Party

Details

Directed by
Nicholas Tomnay
Written by
Nicholas Tomnay, Krishna Jones
Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 31,217 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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