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Prisoners

2013 · 153 min · Director: Denis Villeneuve ★ IMDb 8.2 · 964,485 ratings

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How far would you go to protect your family? Keller Dover is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki arrests its driver, Alex Jones, but a lack of evidence forces his release. As the police pursue multiple leads and pressure mounts, knowing his child's life is at stake the frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

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Prisoners (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Fear 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 Anxiety, Tension, Fear. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 8.2/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension36 %31 %8 %19 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Tension50 %46 %13 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 19′Tension57 %54 %19 %37 %
17.5 %≈ 27′Tension60 %56 %28 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 34′Tension64 %59 %37 %43 %
27.5 %≈ 42′Sadness70 %61 %48 %54 %
32.5 %≈ 50′Disturbing75 %66 %61 %58 %
37.5 %≈ 57′Tension79 %71 %71 %58 %
42.5 %≈ 65′Disturbing83 %73 %79 %60 %
47.5 %≈ 73′Disturbing80 %70 %68 %61 %
52.5 %≈ 80′Tension77 %68 %55 %61 %
57.5 %≈ 88′Disturbing81 %73 %65 %60 %
62.5 %≈ 96′Tension83 %75 %72 %59 %
67.5 %≈ 103′Sadness82 %71 %71 %59 %
72.5 %≈ 111′Disturbing78 %69 %70 %52 %
77.5 %≈ 119′Tension81 %75 %71 %52 %
82.5 %≈ 126′Disturbing89 %86 %83 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 134′Disturbing92 %88 %73 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 142′Relief90 %84 %44 %75 %
97.5 %≈ 149′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

Maria Bello

Grace Dover

Terrence Howard

Franklin Birch

Melissa Leo

Holly Jones

Paul Dano

Alex Jones

Dylan Minnette

Ralph Dover

ZS
Zoë Soul

Eliza Birch

EG
Erin Gerasimovich

Anna Dover

K
Kyla-Drew

Joy Birch

Wayne Duvall

Captain Richard O'Malley

Len Cariou

Father Patrick Dunn

David Dastmalchian

Bob Taylor

BJ
Brad James

Officer Carter

AR
Anthony Reynolds

Officer Wedge

RC
Robert C. Treveiler

Forensics Guy

Sandra Ellis Lafferty

Mrs. Milland

VS
Victoria Staley

Check Out Girl

TT
Todd Truley

Detective Chemelinski

Details

Directed by
Denis Villeneuve
Written by
Aaron Guzikowski
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
153 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.2 · 964,485 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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