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Meeting Evil

2012 · 89 min · Director: Chris Fisher ★ IMDb 5.3 · 13,051 ratings

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Real estate agent John's down on his luck: it's his birthday, and he's been just fired, his house is in foreclosure, and his marriage is going downhill. He had an argument with his wife, Joanie and an she's taken their kids. Out of the blue, a stranger knocks and asks for help. Richie says his car's not starting, so John helps pushing it, but hurts his leg, and Richie offers to take him to hospital. On their way, John realises Richie's a psychopath on a killing spree Richie releases John on the road and tells him he'll pay a visit to Joanie and his children. Meanwhile, detectives Frank & Rodgers suspect John's the actual serial killer, and they pressure Joanie to tell them where John might be.

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Meeting Evil (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Fear
  1. Fear35%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 13 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Sympathy49 %38 %10 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension49 %43 %16 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity51 %46 %20 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension51 %46 %19 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension55 %53 %28 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension68 %66 %45 %54 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Tension77 %75 %57 %60 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension76 %75 %60 %59 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Tension71 %69 %51 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension74 %73 %54 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension80 %79 %61 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension74 %71 %50 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 60′Curiosity67 %64 %39 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension69 %66 %45 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 69′Tension77 %76 %61 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Tension88 %88 %76 %69 %
87.5 %≈ 78′Tension83 %80 %66 %68 %
92.5 %≈ 82′Curiosity66 %58 %38 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 87′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

Peyton List

Tammy Strate

Tracie Thoms

Latisha Rogers

BR
Bret Roberts

Peter the Pool Guy

JA
Jason Alan Smith

Trevor

TP
Tina Parker

Rhonda

DE
Danny Epper

Redneck Trucker

RL
Ryan Lee

Scooter

SR
Sam Robbins

John Felton Jr.

GH
Gabrielle Harvey

Sam Felton

DH
Danny Hanemann

Bartender

AM
Allison McConnell

Gas Station Attendant

JB
Jillian Batherson

Charlene

AL
Avi Lake

Little Girl with Dog

JT
Jimmy Townsend

Suburban Cop #1

Ritchie Montgomery

Suburban Cop #2

CF
Charles Ferrara

Old Diner Patron

Details

Directed by
Chris Fisher
Written by
Chris Fisher, Thomas Berger
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 13,051 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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