Safe House
2012 · 115 min · Director: Daniel Espinosa
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA rookie who is manning a safe house in Cape Town, South Africa, when Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) the CIA's most wanted rogue agent is captured and taken to the safe house. During Frost's interrogation, the safe house is overtaken by mercenaries who want Frost. Weston and Frost escape and must stay out of the gunmen's sight until they can get to another safe house.
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Safe House (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Excitement 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension35%
- Excitement25%
- Anxiety20%
- Surprise10%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Excitement, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Excitement and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 37 % | 25 % | 37 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 39 % | 45 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 50 % | 46 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 65 % | 61 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 77 % | 75 % | 35 % | 49 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 76 % | 73 % | 40 % | 45 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 58 % | 46 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 56 % | 53 % | 43 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 64 % | 63 % | 39 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 68 % | 66 % | 45 % | 33 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 53 % | 46 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sadness | 60 % | 43 % | 38 % | 13 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 60 % | 50 % | 38 % | 14 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 64 % | 60 % | 48 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Disturbing | 64 % | 59 % | 50 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 63 % | 59 % | 49 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 49 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 71 % | 64 % | 41 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 62 % | 50 % | 35 % | 37 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
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Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
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Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
CIA Analyst
CIA Analyst
CIA Analyst
Whitford's Assistant
Details
- Directed by
- Daniel Espinosa
- Written by
- David Guggenheim
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Country
- United States, Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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