Rosewater
2014 · 103 min · Director: Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Based of a true story about a journalist who gets detained and brutally interrogated in prison for 118 days. The journalist Maziar Bahari was blindfolded and interrogated for 4 months in Evin prison in Iran, while the only distinguishable feature about his captor is the distinct smell of rosewater. An interview and sketch that Maziar did with a journalist on The Daily Show (1996) was used as evidence that Maziar was a spy and in communication with the American government and the CIA.
Emotional fingerprint
Rosewater (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Fear 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety35%
- Fear25%
- Empathy20%
- Melancholy12%
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Fear, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 47 % | 28 % | 42 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 44 % | 29 % | 28 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 43 % | 24 % | 19 % | 11 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 46 % | 23 % | 24 % | 5 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 56 % | 33 % | 34 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 69 % | 46 % | 55 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 80 % | 56 % | 78 % | 32 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 81 % | 60 % | 80 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 73 % | 57 % | 70 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 69 % | 58 % | 68 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 73 % | 65 % | 70 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Empathy | 79 % | 75 % | 73 % | 60 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 85 % | 83 % | 75 % | 74 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 88 % | 85 % | 76 % | 75 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 84 % | 80 % | 73 % | 64 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Humor | 74 % | 68 % | 55 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Humor | 71 % | 64 % | 44 % | 30 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Empathy | 80 % | 70 % | 43 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Relief | 85 % | 70 % | 37 % | 42 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
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
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Details
- Directed by
- Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart
- Written by
- Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari, Aimee Molloy, Jon Stewart
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2014
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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