Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011 · 101 min · Director: Sean Durkin
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Martha has run away from an abusive hippie-like cult where she was living as Marcy May for two years. She turns to her sister and brother-in-law who take her in and want to help her. The problem is Martha is having a hard time separating dreams from reality and when haunting memories of her past keep resurfacing, she may need more help than anyone is able to give her.
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Fear 25%, Confusion 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, Fear, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 43 % | 37 % | 9 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 34 % | 27 % | 8 % | 11 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 30 % | 22 % | 10 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Empathy | 39 % | 27 % | 23 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Disturbing | 46 % | 30 % | 34 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 38 % | 26 % | 23 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 39 % | 32 % | 16 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 43 % | 38 % | 22 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Disturbing | 47 % | 38 % | 37 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Disturbing | 57 % | 49 % | 46 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 67 % | 60 % | 48 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Disturbing | 77 % | 67 % | 64 % | 42 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 67 % | 64 % | 42 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 73 % | 65 % | 56 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 61 % | 66 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 62 % | 58 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 71 % | 55 % | 33 % | 57 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sadness | 61 % | 42 % | 17 % | 56 % |
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Cast
Man in Home #2
Cult Member
Cult Member
Cult Member
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Details
- Directed by
- Sean Durkin
- Written by
- Sean Durkin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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