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The Ward

2010 · 89 min · Director: John Carpenter ★ IMDb 5.5 · 47,980 ratings

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In 1966, in North Bend, Oregon, the runaway Kristen is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. Kristen is introduced to Dr. Gerald Stringer, who uses experimental therapy. Then she meets the inmates Emily, Sarah, Zoey and Iris and the tough nurse Lundt. During the night and in the shower later, Kristen sees the ghost of a woman and she learns that she is Alice Leigh Hudson, a mysterious wicked intern that has disappeared. When Iris is ready to go home, she is attacked by the ghost of Alice in the basement and murdered. She vanishes and the inmates decide to seek Iris out. Then Sarah is abducted by the Alice and also killed; the next one is Emily. Meanwhile Kristen escapes from her room and meets Zoey, expecting to protect her. However, Zoey is kidnapped by Alice and Kristen runs to Dr. Stringer's office. She snoops his desk and finds a report with the truth about Alice.

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The Ward (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Fear
25%Tension
20%Disturbing
  1. Fear30%
  2. Tension25%
  3. Disturbing20%
  4. Anxiety15%
  5. Surprise10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension52 %48 %37 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension57 %55 %39 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension55 %49 %33 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity51 %41 %24 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension53 %45 %29 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity57 %53 %42 %48 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Disturbing64 %57 %46 %54 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity65 %57 %44 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension70 %63 %50 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity71 %65 %46 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension68 %65 %39 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension66 %64 %40 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Sympathy68 %61 %46 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 60′Tension76 %70 %60 %59 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension83 %79 %66 %65 %
77.5 %≈ 69′Tension83 %81 %68 %57 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Tension84 %76 %61 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 78′Sympathy80 %59 %41 %61 %
92.5 %≈ 82′Sympathy72 %45 %30 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 87′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Amber Heard

Mamie Gummer

DP
Danielle Panabaker

Danielle Panabaker

Sarah

Jared Harris

Dr. Stringer

L
Laura-Leigh

Zoey

LF
Lyndsy Fonseca

Iris

Mika Boorem

Alice Hudson

Sydney Sweeney

Young Alice Hudson

DA
D.R. Anderson

Roy

SB
Susanna Burney

Nurse Lundt

SC
Sean Cook

Jimmy

JK
Jillian Kramer

Ghost Alice

MM
Milos Milicevic

Predator

SS
Sali Sayler

Tammy

MC
Mark Chamberlin

Mr. Hudson

AP
Andrea Petty

Mrs. Hudson

TS
Tracy Schornick

Cop#1

KK
Kent Kimball

Cop #2

PT
Patrick Treadway

2nd Floor Nurse

BH
Bev Holsclaw

Admitting nurse

Details

Directed by
John Carpenter
Written by
Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen
Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 47,980 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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