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Detention

2011 · 93 min · Director: Joseph Kahn ★ IMDb 5.6 · 17,546 ratings

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This comedy/horror movie centers about a group of teens who go to Grizzly Lake High School. When one of their classmates is killed by someone dressed up as 'Cinderhella' (a character from a popular horror movie), they all fall under suspicion, but when they all get detention, they try to work out who it is.

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Emotional fingerprint

Detention (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Surprise 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Curiosity
Tension
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriosityTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor51 %50 %20 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor48 %46 %19 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor49 %49 %15 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor52 %51 %13 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor52 %46 %21 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension56 %44 %31 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor56 %46 %31 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor55 %48 %33 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor56 %50 %31 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor54 %49 %24 %27 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor53 %43 %28 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity55 %44 %44 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Humor56 %49 %48 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Humor60 %48 %45 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension68 %44 %51 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Tension66 %45 %51 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Humor59 %48 %41 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Relief58 %45 %32 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Relief62 %42 %32 %37 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

SC
Shanley Caswell

Riley Jones

SC
Shanley Caswell

SL
Spencer Locke

Ione Foster

Dane Cook

Principal Karl Verge

AJ
A.D. Johnson

Sander Sanderson

WP
Walter Perez

Elliot Fink

ES
Erica Shaffer

Sloan Foster

YB
Yves Bright

Mr. Kendall

PB
Parker Bagley

Billy Nolan

TB
Tiffany Boone

Mimi

AW
Alison Woods

Taylor Fisher

LM
Lindsey Morgan

Alexis Spencer

JP
Jonnie Park

Toshiba

TF
Travis Fleetwood

Gord

MR
Marque Richardson

Toby T.

WW
Will Wallace

Doug Jones

Richard Brake

Mr. Nolan

AP
Aaron Perilo

Mike

JO
J.R. Osborne

Truman

ME
Michael Esparza

Pedro

Details

Directed by
Joseph Kahn
Written by
Joseph Kahn, Mark Palermo
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 17,546 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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