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Smoke & Mirrors

2016 · 123 min · Director: Alberto Rodríguez ★ IMDb 6.8 · 8,942 ratings

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The story of a man who fooled an entire country. A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.

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Smoke & Mirrors (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Anxiety 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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The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Anxiety, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Anxiety and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Surprise

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Curiosity
Tension
Surprise
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 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionSurprise
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity52 %62 %35 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity48 %55 %34 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity50 %49 %40 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension56 %45 %49 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Sadness55 %44 %48 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity57 %48 %54 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Tension69 %46 %69 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Tension73 %48 %73 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity65 %59 %64 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity61 %66 %55 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity65 %65 %54 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Surprise66 %56 %54 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 77′Sadness63 %50 %53 %33 %
67.5 %≈ 83′Tension65 %51 %61 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 89′Tension74 %53 %74 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Tension74 %54 %66 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Surprise69 %58 %48 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 108′Surprise69 %61 %36 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 114′Surprise70 %62 %28 %67 %
97.5 %≈ 120′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

Eduard Fernández

Francisco Paesa

CS
Carlos Santos

Luis Roldán

MG
Miquel García Borda

Marta Etura

Nieves Fernández Puerto

IA
Itziar Atienza

Land stewardess

CS
Craig Stevenson

Georges Starckman

Luis Callejo

Juan Alberto Belloch

PR
Philippe Rebbot

Pinaud

JS
Jimmy Shaw

Inverter 3

Td
Tomás del Estal

Bermejo

AG
Alba Galocha

Beatriz

JM
José Manuel Poga

Journalist 2

VG
Verónica Goya

Vicy Lafayette

MR
Marcos Ruiz

Hijo Camoes

RG
Richard García Vázquez

EB
Enric Benavent

Casturelli

MG
Miquel García Borda

Inversor 1

Details

Directed by
Alberto Rodríguez
Written by
Alberto Rodríguez, Rafael Cobos, Manuel Cerdán
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
123 min
Country
Spain
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 8,942 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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