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The Guest

2014 · 101 min · Director: Adam Wingard ★ IMDb 6.7 · 116,221 ratings

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A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

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The Guest (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Confusion 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 Anxiety, Tension, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Fear
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 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness45 %8 %0 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness48 %13 %4 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness43 %23 %9 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity45 %36 %20 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension54 %48 %36 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension50 %45 %35 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension44 %36 %21 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity48 %38 %19 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity64 %56 %40 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing75 %70 %56 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity70 %63 %43 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Sadness63 %53 %28 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension60 %53 %25 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension69 %64 %39 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension83 %78 %61 %64 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension86 %81 %68 %71 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension89 %85 %70 %78 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension91 %89 %76 %81 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Tension88 %85 %77 %73 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Leland Orser

Spencer Peterson

SK
Sheila Kelley

Laura Peterson

BM
Brendan Meyer

Luke Peterson

Ethan Embry

Higgins

Lance Reddick

Major Carver

TS
Tabatha Shaun

Kristen

SJ
Steven John Brown

Mike

BR
Brenden Roberts

Ian

AK
Alex Knight

Mr. Lyles

NJ
Nancy Jeris

Secretary

MP
Matthew Page

Fireman

KA
Katie Anne Mitchell

Paramedic

FB
Frank Bond

Mr. Alston

MM
Mike Miller

Elderly Man

JL
Jesse Luken

Drew

KL
Kelsey Leos Montoya

Jason

Details

Directed by
Adam Wingard
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 116,221 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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