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A Second Chance

2014 · 103 min · Director: Susanne Bier ★ IMDb 6.8 · 7,518 ratings

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How far would decent human beings be willing to go, when tragedy blurs the line between just and unjust? With "A Second Chance", Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen have crafted another startling yet moving drama about how easily we lose our grasp on justice, when confronted with the unthinkable, and life as we know it is hanging by a thread.

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A Second Chance (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sympathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension60 %37 %13 %53 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sympathy54 %43 %20 %43 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sympathy48 %41 %23 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sympathy57 %50 %36 %46 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sadness78 %73 %69 %64 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness86 %76 %81 %65 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Surprise88 %71 %80 %69 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sadness88 %69 %74 %79 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Disturbing82 %56 %54 %78 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Tension79 %51 %41 %76 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Tension81 %59 %40 %79 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension85 %68 %53 %70 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Sadness85 %74 %71 %55 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sadness81 %74 %71 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Disturbing84 %69 %63 %76 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Tension89 %66 %65 %81 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Disturbing91 %75 %76 %73 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Sadness89 %82 %82 %62 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 100′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

MA
May Andersen

Sanne

KL
Kirsten Lehfeldt

Julie

PH
Peter Haber

Gustav

EF
Ewa Fröling

Ingrid

BJ
Bodil Jørgensen

Forensic pathologist

CG
Christian Grønvall

Truck driver

OD
Ole Dupont

Funeral attendant

ME
Molly Egelind

Woman at nightclub

SE
Søs Egelind

Caroline

Roland Møller

Man at nightclub

SJ
Sarah Juel Werner

Woman at playground

CF
Charlotte Fich

Judge

CR
Claus Riis Østergaard

Valet in parking lot

Details

Directed by
Susanne Bier
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
103 min
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 7,518 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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