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The Throne

2015 · 126 min · Director: Lee Joon-ik ★ IMDb 7.1 · 3,581 ratings

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Over a period of eight days, an 18th-century Korean king punishes his only son for attempted regicide. Flashbacks reveal the chain of events that led the son to rebel against his father in this tale of the strained relationships that exist between all fathers (who want their sons to grow into fine and competent men) and their sons (who struggle to prove themselves in order to earn their fathers' respect and approval).

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The Throne (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Sadness
Empathy
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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension73 %58 %57 %73 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension76 %61 %66 %70 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Love66 %51 %60 %53 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension58 %40 %48 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Tension61 %40 %48 %60 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Tension66 %40 %51 %66 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Tension68 %36 %54 %68 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Tension66 %34 %50 %64 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Love66 %39 %48 %57 %
47.5 %≈ 60′Sadness73 %54 %60 %61 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Empathy74 %54 %65 %68 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Tension68 %46 %59 %64 %
62.5 %≈ 79′Empathy69 %50 %61 %64 %
67.5 %≈ 85′Tension75 %51 %61 %73 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Tension81 %59 %64 %80 %
77.5 %≈ 98′Sadness89 %78 %80 %80 %
82.5 %≈ 104′Sadness94 %90 %91 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 110′Sadness93 %90 %90 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 117′Sadness91 %87 %87 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 123′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

MG
Moon Geun-young

Jeon Hye-jin

Royal Consort Yeong-bin

Kim Hae-sook

Queen In-won

PW
Park Won-sang

Hong Bong-han

LH
Lee Hyo-Je

Young Jeongjo

Lee Dae-yeon

Kim Sang-ro

KS
Kang Sung-hae

Kim Han-goo

Choi Deok-moon

Hong In-han

Jeong Seok-yong

Eunuch Hong

CM
Choi Min-chul

Chae Je-gong

JJ
Jin Ji-hee

Princess Hwa-wan

Park Myung-shin

Queen Jung-sung

SY
Seo Yea-ji

Queen Jung-soon

PS
Park So-dam

Lady Moon

So Ji-sub

Adult King Jeongjo

CS
Cho Seung-yeon

Lee Chun-bo

LK
Lee Kwang-il

Min Baek-sang

CS
Cha Soon-bae

Eunuch Park

Details

Directed by
Lee Joon-ik
Written by
Cheol-Hyeon Jo, Song-won Lee, Sung Hyeon Oh, Cho Chul-hyun, Oh Seung-hyeon, Lee Song-won
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
126 min
Country
South Korea
Genres
Drama, History
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 3,581 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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