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Martha Marcy May Marlene

2011 · 101 min · Director: Sean Durkin ★ IMDb 6.8 · 59,105 ratings

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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

  1. Fear25%

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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

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Disturbing
Sadness
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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension43 %37 %9 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy34 %27 %8 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension30 %22 %10 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy39 %27 %23 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Disturbing46 %30 %34 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Not enough subtitle evidence38 %26 %23 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension39 %32 %16 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension43 %38 %22 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing47 %38 %37 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Disturbing57 %49 %46 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension67 %60 %48 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Disturbing77 %67 %64 %42 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension67 %64 %42 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension73 %65 %56 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Disturbing73 %61 %66 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Disturbing75 %62 %58 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Sadness71 %55 %33 %57 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Sadness61 %42 %17 %56 %

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Cast

John Hawkes

Patrick

AD
Adam David Thompson

Bartender

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Allen McCullough

Man in Home #2

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Lauren Molina

Cult Member

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Louisa Braden Johnson

Cult Member

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Tobias Segal

Cult Member

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Gregg Burton

Man in Home #1

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Michael Chmiel

Scruffy Man (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Sean Durkin
Written by
Sean Durkin
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 59,105 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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