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The Shack

2017 · 132 min · Director: Stuart Hazeldine ★ IMDb 6.3 · 43,313 ratings

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After the abduction and presumed death of Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, Mack receives a letter and suspects it is from God, asking him to return to The Shack where Missy may have been murdered. After contemplating it, he leaves his home to go to The Shack for the first time since Missy's abduction and an encounter that will change his life forever.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Shack (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Hope
  1. Hope20%
  2. Guilt10%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Hope. Genres: Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Hope

Empathy
Sadness
Tension
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness60 %55 %52 %44 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Sadness48 %44 %41 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Empathy53 %45 %37 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Tension72 %58 %48 %59 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Sadness72 %60 %55 %59 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Sadness65 %58 %56 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Sadness65 %59 %53 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Relief61 %56 %44 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Sadness62 %58 %50 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Sadness61 %54 %48 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Hope56 %46 %33 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Relief62 %49 %36 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Tension72 %59 %52 %63 %
67.5 %≈ 89′Sadness77 %67 %58 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Hope77 %68 %53 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Empathy81 %74 %65 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 109′Sadness81 %72 %65 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Relief76 %62 %45 %17 %
92.5 %≈ 122′Relief77 %64 %40 %10 %
97.5 %≈ 129′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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

AA
Aviv Alush

Jesus

S
Sumire

Sarayu

Radha Mitchell

Nan Phillips

Graham Greene

Male Papa

GM
Gage Munroe

Josh Phillips

MC
Megan Charpentier

Kate Phillips

LE
Lane Edwards

Officer Dalton

Alice Braga

Sophia

Ryan Robbins

Emil Ducette

EH
Emily Holmes

Vicky Ducette

AE
Amélie Eve

Missy Phillips

JA
Jordyn Ashley Olson

Emily Ducette

LM
Laura MacKillop

Amber Ducette

DH
Derek Hamilton

Mack's Dad

TH
Tanya Hubbard

Mack's mom

CR
Carson Reaume

Young Mack Phillips

DM
David MacKay

Preacher

Details

Directed by
Stuart Hazeldine
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States, Canada, Hong Kong
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 43,313 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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