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The Face Reader

2013 · 140 min · Director: Han Jae-rim ★ IMDb 6.8 · 3,290 ratings

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Set during the seizure of the throne by Sejo of Joseon in the year 1455, the movie follows the life of Nae-Kyung. Nae-Kyung, the son of a ruined noble family, goes all around Joseon and studies physiognomy. He is able to assess the personality, mental state and habits of a person by looking at someone's face. Because of his abilities, he gets involved in a power struggle between Prince Sooyang and Kim Jong-Seo.

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The Face Reader (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Tension
25%Anxiety
20%Curiosity
  1. Tension30%
  2. Anxiety25%
  3. Curiosity20%
  4. Anger15%
  5. Sadness10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, History, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
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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 dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 4′Sadness48 %32 %40 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Humor49 %25 %38 %43 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Empathy55 %18 %30 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Humor63 %26 %15 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity63 %39 %8 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 39′Humor59 %39 %9 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity59 %45 %20 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity65 %59 %29 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 60′Tension73 %70 %21 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 67′Tension74 %74 %18 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 74′Tension73 %73 %20 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 81′Tension70 %70 %19 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 88′Tension66 %65 %20 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 95′Tension69 %66 %31 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 102′Tension79 %78 %44 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 109′Tension89 %89 %50 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 116′Tension94 %93 %60 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 123′Tension95 %84 %75 %76 %
92.5 %≈ 130′Sadness87 %59 %80 %75 %
97.5 %≈ 137′Sadness75 %37 %72 %57 %
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

Song Kang-ho

Lee Jung-jae

BY
Baek Yoon-shik

BY
Baek Yoon-sik

Kim Jong-seo

CJ
Cho Jung-seok

Paeng-heon

Lee Jong-suk

Jin-hyeong

KH
Kim Hye-soo

Yeon-hong

Kim Eui-sung

Han Myung-hoi

CS
Chae Sang-woo

Dan-jong

Kim Tae-woo

King Mun-jong

Ko Chang-seok

Choi Dae-gam

Seo Hyun-woo

Jin-moo

WS
Woo Sang-jeon

Old Han Myung-hoi

KK
Kim Kang-hyun

Murder Suspect

MC
Min Chae-yeon

Young Wife

KS
Kim Seo-hyeon

Fake Soo-yang

CS
Chun Sin-hwan

Shin Sook-ju

CC
Choi Chang-kyun

Ahn Kyeong-son

KH
Kim Ho-yeon

Jo-geuk-gwan

KY
Kim Yeon-soo

Gayageum Gisaeng

YH
Yu Hyun-zun

Soldier

Details

Directed by
Han Jae-rim
Written by
Han Jae-rim, Dong-Hyuk Kim, Kim Dong-hyuk
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
140 min
Country
South Korea
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 3,290 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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