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A Mother's Nightmare

2012 · 90 min · Director: Vic Sarin, Vijay Sarin ★ IMDb 5.7 · 2,519 ratings

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Vanessa moves fast to claim Chris for her own, taking his time away and distancing him from his family and friends. His mom, Maddie, is disturbed by their sudden relationship and when she discovers a secret of Vanessa's and she uses all her resources to convince Chris to end it. Angered and vengeful, Vanessa accuses Chris of a heinous act that turns the school against him and sparks an online attack. When things get violent, Vanessa plans her next move and Maddie must find out Vanessa's game before she loses her son forever.

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A Mother's Nightmare (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Anger20%
  2. Fear10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Anxiety
  • Sympathy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Anxiety
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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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnxietySympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension53 %45 %38 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sympathy38 %27 %24 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sympathy28 %19 %14 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension36 %29 %19 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension50 %40 %29 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Sympathy54 %39 %33 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Sympathy54 %40 %38 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension59 %51 %46 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Disturbing64 %59 %51 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension66 %61 %55 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension71 %66 %61 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension74 %70 %64 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension73 %70 %64 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Anxiety75 %70 %69 %55 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Anxiety80 %72 %74 %68 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension80 %74 %71 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension78 %74 %70 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Anxiety84 %83 %81 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Anxiety91 %79 %78 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Relief89 %58 %55 %50 %
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

Annabeth Gish

Maddie Stewart

Jay Brazeau

Donald Mojan

EB
Eric Breker

Detective Harcroft

AB
Aren Buchholz

Jake

EC
Erica Carroll

Lynn

DD
Dorothy Dalba

Jessica

CJ
Christina Jastrzembska

Principal Overburt

RK
Raphael Kepinski

Officer Brooks

CL
Colin Lawrence

Coach Brody

AM
Alexandra Mihill

Mommy

CP
Courtney Paige

Cheryl

JS
Jasmine Sky Sarin

Jessica's Daughter

JS
Joel Semande

Male Orderly

MS
Madison Smith

Kale

Details

Directed by
Vic Sarin, Vijay Sarin
Written by
Shelley Gillen
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 2,519 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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