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The Moth Diaries

2011 · 82 min · Director: Mary Harron ★ IMDb 4.9 · 7,237 ratings

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Rebecca is suspicious of Ernessa, the new arrival at her boarding school. But is Rebecca just jealous of Ernessa's bond with Lucie, or does the new girl truly possess a dark secret?

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The Moth Diaries (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 4.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Disturbing
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sadness
Disturbing
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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 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessDisturbingTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity35 %9 %5 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity35 %12 %7 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity37 %17 %12 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Sadness41 %23 %22 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity46 %24 %34 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity56 %37 %41 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Sadness65 %54 %43 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Disturbing65 %39 %48 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Tension66 %29 %48 %55 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Sadness65 %43 %43 %47 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Tension60 %48 %42 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Sadness60 %51 %45 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Sadness63 %52 %49 %54 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Tension63 %48 %48 %59 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Sadness67 %57 %43 %52 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Sadness78 %72 %53 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Disturbing83 %71 %69 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 72′Sadness78 %54 %68 %68 %
92.5 %≈ 76′Tension67 %35 %44 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 80′Sadness53 %33 %23 %27 %
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

LC
Lily Cole

Ernessa Bloch

LC
Lily Cole

Sarah Gadon

Lucy Blake

Scott Speedman

Mr. Davies

VT
Valerie Tian

Charlie

MF
Melissa Farman

Dora

LH
Laurence Hamelin

Sofia

KF
Kathleen Fee

Miss Bobbie

Judy Parfitt

Miss Rood

DA
Deena Aziz

Dr. Olivio

AD
Anne Day-Jones

Rebecca's Mother

ZW
Zina Wilde

Cute Girl

JC
Julian Casey

Rebecca's Father

SH
Steffi Hagel

Young Rebecca

LA
Leif Anderson

Policeman

RB
Roxan Bourdelais

Sofia's Boyfriend

Details

Directed by
Mary Harron
Written by
Mary Harron, Rachel Klein
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
82 min
Country
Canada, United States, Ireland
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.9 · 7,237 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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