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The Menendez Brothers

2024 · 116 min · Director: Alejandro Hartmann ★ IMDb 7 · 11,890 ratings

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In 1996, the Menendez brothers faced trial for killing their parents, a case that captivated America. Years later, they share their side through interviews with those involved, offering a fresh take on the events.

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The Menendez Brothers (2024) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Confusion 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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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Confusion, Sadness. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Confusion and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: 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 13 %, then rises around 48 %, then peaks around 57 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Disturbing58 %48 %21 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity56 %39 %17 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity54 %31 %16 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity55 %36 %19 %17 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Disturbing56 %43 %23 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity56 %43 %24 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity57 %41 %25 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity57 %37 %28 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity59 %40 %38 %47 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Sadness71 %57 %58 %66 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Disturbing86 %80 %75 %81 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing91 %89 %77 %85 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Empathy87 %82 %71 %77 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Disturbing82 %71 %64 %67 %
72.5 %≈ 84′Empathy74 %50 %54 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 90′Tension68 %36 %42 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 96′Tension71 %40 %46 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Sadness76 %42 %60 %68 %
92.5 %≈ 107′Empathy73 %37 %56 %72 %
97.5 %≈ 113′Empathy69 %34 %48 %69 %
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

EM
Erik Menendez

LM
Lyle Menendez

JM
Jose Menendez

RR
Robert Rand

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SR
Shelley Ross

Self

PB
Pamela Bozanich

Self

AA
Alan Abrahamson

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JV
Joan Vandermolen

Self

BO
Betty Oldfield

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WV
William Vicary

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AB
Ann Burgess

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CG
Cliff Gardner

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LA
Leslie Abramson

Self (archive footage)

Details

Directed by
Alejandro Hartmann
Written by
Chris Peterson, Lucas Bucci, Tomás Sposato
Type
Movies
Released
2024
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 11,890 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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