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Mortal Engines

2018 · 128 min · Director: Christian Rivers ★ IMDb 6.1 · 155,307 ratings

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A mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw, emerges as the only one who can stop a giant, predator city on wheels devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, along with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head.

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Mortal Engines (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Surprise 30%, Excitement 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear15%
  2. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Surprise, Excitement, Anxiety. Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Surprise, Excitement and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
Curiosity
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 8 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension65 %63 %40 %48 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity56 %51 %30 %51 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity56 %50 %28 %53 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension61 %58 %32 %51 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity57 %55 %34 %44 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Tension61 %57 %41 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Sadness69 %64 %50 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Tension73 %70 %56 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Tension69 %63 %46 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity64 %43 %29 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 67′Sadness71 %48 %36 %55 %
57.5 %≈ 74′Tension79 %70 %55 %48 %
62.5 %≈ 80′Tension80 %78 %57 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 86′Sadness80 %75 %50 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 93′Tension84 %80 %55 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 99′Tension89 %86 %64 %15 %
82.5 %≈ 106′Tension90 %89 %66 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 112′Tension90 %90 %68 %27 %
92.5 %≈ 118′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 125′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

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Jihae

Anna Fang

RR
Ronan Raftery

Bevis Pod

LG
Leila George

Katherine Valentine

Patrick Malahide

Magnus Crome

Stephen Lang

Shrike

Colin Salmon

Chudleigh Pomeroy

MM
Mark Mitchinson

Vambrace

RP
Regé-Jean Page

Captain Khora

MG
Menik Gooneratne

Sathya

FA
Frankie Adams

Yasmina Rashid

LS
Leifur Sigurdarson

Nils Lindstrom

KW
Kahn West

Toa Heke

AL
Andrew Lees

Herbert Melliphant

SC
Sophie Cox

Clytie Potts

KC
Kee Chan

Governor Kwan

SP
Sarah Peirse

Dr. Twix

MH
Mark Hadlow

Stigwood

Details

Directed by
Christian Rivers
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States, New Zealand, Japan, China
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 155,307 ratings
Feels mostly
Surprise
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