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The Counselor

2013 · 117 min · Director: Ridley Scott ★ IMDb 5.4 · 111,105 ratings

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A rich and successful lawyer, the Counselor, is about to get married to his fiancée but soon becomes entangled in a complex drug plot with a middle-man known as Westray. The plan ends up taking a horrible twist and he must protect himself and his soon to be bride as the truth of the drug business is uncovered and targets are eliminated.

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The Counselor (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Crime, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Disturbing
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 28 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %4 %3 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness41 %8 %5 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity46 %21 %19 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Disturbing50 %33 %33 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity41 %30 %21 %4 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity38 %26 %8 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Humor40 %28 %9 %5 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity43 %25 %15 %4 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Humor49 %28 %26 %5 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Tension56 %43 %38 %9 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Tension66 %57 %53 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing78 %69 %66 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Tension80 %74 %59 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Tension78 %73 %48 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Tension76 %70 %53 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension75 %59 %50 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Sadness75 %46 %36 %66 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Sadness76 %50 %43 %68 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Disturbing78 %55 %64 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Disturbing73 %45 %68 %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

Brad Pitt

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Sam Spruell

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DH
Daniel Holguín

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CO
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Paris Jefferson

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Details

Directed by
Ridley Scott
Written by
Cormac McCarthy
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
117 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 111,105 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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