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Starred Up

2013 · 106 min · Director: David Mackenzie ★ IMDb 7.3 · 52,020 ratings

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Eric Love is a 19 year old teenager who is so violent he has been 'Starred Up' (Moved to Adult prison) where he finds his father Neville who Eric hasn't seen since he was 5 (since he was put into care). Neville tries to get Eric to settle down, so Eric gets a chance to go through therapy with Oliver.

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Starred Up (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 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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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension37 %37 %18 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension36 %36 %16 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension50 %50 %19 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension68 %66 %29 %45 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension64 %60 %36 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension54 %50 %36 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension51 %50 %32 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension46 %44 %33 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Empathy49 %38 %44 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Empathy55 %40 %49 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Tension50 %37 %38 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Relief55 %40 %31 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Disturbing70 %52 %41 %50 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Empathy70 %51 %50 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Tension68 %57 %46 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Tension75 %73 %45 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension84 %80 %55 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Sadness90 %85 %73 %76 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Tension86 %69 %76 %64 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Empathy72 %35 %65 %30 %
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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

Ben Mendelsohn

Neville Love

DA
David Ajala

Tyrone

GE
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr

Des

AW
Anthony Welsh

Hassan

DA
David Avery

Ashley

SB
Sian Breckin

Governor Cardew

Sam Spruell

Deputy Governor Haynes

GG
Gilly Gilchrist

Principal Officer Scott

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Frederick Schmidt

Officer Gentry

EC
Edna Caskey

Officer Evans

DA
Duncan Airlie James

Officer White

MF
Matt Faris

Officer Hall

TM
Tommy McDonnell

Officer Self

JD
James Doran

Officer Smith

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Ian Beattie

Officer Johnson

CS
C.C. Smiff

Officer Corsair

JA
Jonathan Asser

Officer Edwards

Details

Directed by
David Mackenzie
Written by
Jonathan Asser
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
106 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 52,020 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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