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City of Tiny Lights

2016 · 110 min · Director: Pete Travis ★ IMDb 5.6 · 2,566 ratings

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'City Of Tiny Lights' is a witty gumshoe in contemporary (sub)urban London. When Asian Private Eye, Tommy Akhtar, is put on the trail of missing hooker, Sexy Russian, he begins to expose a series of dark secrets that reveal uncomfortable truths about Tommy's own past and London itself.

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City of Tiny Lights (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 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, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Tension and Anxiety. 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 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
Sadness
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 intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity40 %22 %40 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity48 %33 %48 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity54 %44 %50 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension53 %43 %46 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity48 %35 %46 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity46 %35 %48 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity50 %40 %51 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity53 %45 %56 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity51 %46 %55 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity53 %41 %48 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Sadness59 %43 %44 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Tension66 %59 %51 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Tension68 %66 %59 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity63 %60 %56 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension66 %65 %54 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Tension75 %73 %56 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Sadness79 %74 %57 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Tension80 %73 %51 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Relief65 %50 %29 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Not enough subtitle evidence42 %22 %8 %5 %
Cinderella

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

CJ
Cush Jumbo

Melody

JK
James Krishna Floyd

JF
James Floyd

Lovely

BP
Billie Piper

Shelley

Roshan Seth

Farzad Akhtar

HR
Hannah Rae

Young Shelley / Emma

AA
Antonio Aakeel

Young Lovely

RK
Reiss Kershi

Young Tommy

Vincent Regan

Tall Man / Schaeffer

Danny Webb

DS Cal Donnely

RJ
Ram John Holder

Trinidad Pete

DI
Damson Idris

Hakim

BT
Branko Tomović

Big John

GS
George Sargeant

Stuart

Alexander Siddig

Al-Dabaran

RS
Rizwan Shebani

Osman

BA
Barry Aird

Jerry Quinn

MA
Myriam Acharki

Mrs Elbaz

MA
Mohammad Amiri

Avid Elbaz

AA
Amanda Andres

Natasha

Details

Directed by
Pete Travis
Written by
Patrick Neate
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
110 min
Country
United Kingdom, Belgium
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 2,566 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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