The Neighbors
2012 · 110 min · Director: Hwi Kim, Kim Hwi
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
On a raining evening, middle-school student Yeo-Seon (Kim Sae-Ron), resident of a middle-class apartment complex, walks home alone from the bus stop, but she doesn't make it home. 10 days later, her decapitated body is found in a red suitcase. Gyung-Hee (Kim Yunjin) is Yeo-Seon's stepmother. She carries tremendous guilt, because she did not pick her up stepdaughter on the evening that she was abducted. A few days later, Gyung-Hee is so startled, she falls to the floor in the parking lot of her apartment complex. A girl stands in front of her. The young girl's name is Soo-Yeo (Kim Sae-Ron) and she carries an uncanny resemblance to her murdered stepdaughter. Soo-Yeo also lives in the same apartment complex. Another 10 days later, the murderer has yet to be caught and he has killed again. Meanwhile, several people in the apartment complex begin to suspect one of their own residents, Seung-Hyuk (Kim Sung-Kyun), is the serial killer, but they keep it to themselves for various reasons. The neighborhood pizza delivery boy (Do Ji-Han), the apartment complex security guard (Cheon Ho-Jin), the man who sold the red suitcase (Lim Ha-Ryong) and Gyung-Hee are all aware of circumstantial evidence that links Seung-Hyuk to the murders. Can and will they act upon their hunches before he strikes again?
Emotional fingerprint
The Neighbors (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 68 % | 63 % | 57 % | 50 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 69 % | 59 % | 53 % | 44 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 69 % | 54 % | 37 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 63 % | 53 % | 33 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 54 % | 48 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 55 % | 57 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 45 % | 49 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 36 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 60 % | 45 % | 36 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 63 % | 56 % | 36 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 74 % | 56 % | 39 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 80 % | 52 % | 43 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 78 % | 61 % | 51 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 75 % | 69 % | 60 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Curiosity | 78 % | 71 % | 65 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 85 % | 83 % | 60 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 93 % | 91 % | 50 % | 79 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 89 % | 80 % | 53 % | 69 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Curiosity | 78 % | 60 % | 60 % | 52 % |
Icarus
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
Neighbor
Dong-ju
Won Jung-man
Details
- Directed by
- Hwi Kim, Kim Hwi
- Written by
- Kang Full, Hwi Kim, Kim Hwi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- South Korea
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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