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Charlie Says

2018 · 110 min · Director: Mary Harron ★ IMDb 5.9 · 6,013 ratings

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Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them - and through her we witness their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes.

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Charlie Says (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Disturbing 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 Sadness, Empathy, Disturbing. Genres: Drama, Crime, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Disturbing
Sadness
Empathy
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidence25 %10 %8 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy34 %21 %15 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Disturbing41 %35 %21 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Disturbing44 %43 %20 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Disturbing51 %51 %20 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Disturbing56 %51 %24 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Empathy53 %41 %25 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Disturbing51 %41 %30 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Sadness49 %43 %31 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Disturbing48 %44 %24 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Disturbing54 %51 %21 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Disturbing59 %54 %31 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Sadness63 %54 %41 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Disturbing66 %59 %39 %48 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Disturbing73 %68 %38 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Disturbing83 %78 %48 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Disturbing91 %86 %65 %73 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Disturbing92 %83 %78 %79 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Sadness78 %56 %73 %59 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Sadness58 %32 %58 %35 %
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

SB
Sosie Bacon

MR
Marianne Rendón

Susan Atkins

Merritt Wever

Karlene Faith

Matt Smith

Charles Manson

Suki Waterhouse

Mary Brunner

Chace Crawford

Tex Watson

Annabeth Gish

Virginia Carlson

KC
Kayli Carter

Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme

CG
Cameron Gellman

Bobby Beausoleil

MR
Matt Riedy

Police Chief Davis

GV
Grace Van Dien

Sharon Tate

LF
Lindsay Farris

Jay Sebring

JS
Julia Schlaepfer

Sandra Good

JT
James Trevena

Dennis Wilson

BZ
Bridger Zadina

Paul Watkins

IE
India Ennenga

Linda Kasabian

DO
Dan Olivo

Leno LaBianca

JJ
Jackie Joyner

Rosemary LaBianca

MM
Morgan Melton

Ruth Ann Moorehouse

Details

Directed by
Mary Harron
Written by
Guinevere Turner, Ed Sanders
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 6,013 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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