Lost Girls
2020 · 95 min · Director: Liz Garbus
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When Mari Gilbert's (Academy Award® nominee Amy Ryan) daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered sex workers Mari will not let the world forget. From Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus, LOST GIRLS is inspired by true events detailed in Robert Kolker's "Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery." World premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
Emotional fingerprint
Lost Girls (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 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 Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 30 % | 20 % | 25 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 41 % | 26 % | 34 % | 36 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 57 % | 31 % | 44 % | 53 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 70 % | 39 % | 49 % | 63 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 49 % | 53 % | 66 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 71 % | 50 % | 56 % | 60 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Empathy | 64 % | 50 % | 60 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 64 % | 48 % | 59 % | 49 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 65 % | 40 % | 51 % | 59 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 64 % | 36 % | 46 % | 61 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 61 % | 34 % | 44 % | 59 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 65 % | 39 % | 45 % | 57 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 51 % | 52 % | 54 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 73 % | 61 % | 63 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 64 % | 54 % | 57 % | 36 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 57 % | 43 % | 48 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 68 % | 57 % | 60 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 81 % | 76 % | 76 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 80 % | 76 % | 75 % | 31 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 73 % | 72 % | 67 % | 13 % |
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
Missy
Young Shannan
Selena Garcia
Sprint Trainee
Scott's Friend
Joe Brewer
Alex
Detective
Details
- Directed by
- Liz Garbus
- Written by
- Michael Werwie, Robert Kolker
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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