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The Throwaways

2015 · 90 min · Director: Tony Bui ★ IMDb 4.7 · 2,029 ratings

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Notorious hacker Drew Reynolds is captured by the C.I.A. and given a proposition, work for them, or spend the rest of his life in prison. Agreeing on the condition that he can form his own team, he puts together a group of "throwaways", people deemed expendable, and seemingly the worst in the organization.

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The Throwaways (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Humor 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 4.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Humor
  • Excitement

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Humor
Excitement
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionHumorExcitement
2.5 %≈ 2′Excitement52 %48 %33 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension54 %51 %30 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity55 %43 %34 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor56 %24 %49 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor60 %24 %59 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor60 %39 %55 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor54 %38 %46 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor53 %31 %48 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Humor57 %41 %46 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension64 %57 %28 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension70 %69 %16 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension69 %63 %28 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor63 %50 %39 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension64 %57 %40 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension73 %73 %40 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension79 %79 %40 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension81 %79 %46 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Relief76 %57 %54 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Humor65 %25 %55 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

PB
Peter Brooke

Sam Huntington

Drew Reynolds

PB
Peter Brooke

Agent Langstrom

Kevin Dillon

Dan Fisher

KM
Katie McGrath

Gloria

Noel Clarke

Erik Williamson

DD
Darrell D'Silva

Konstantin

Valentin Ganev

Bulgarian Official

DH
Don Handfield

US Embassy Station Chief (as E.D. Handfield)

CH
Christian Hillborg

Dmitri

NI
Nikolai Ilchev

Vitally

Jack Kesy

Connelly

SK
Scott Klace

Benson

Bashar Rahal

The Broker

AJ
Amber Jean Rowan

Bes

Atanas Srebrev

Princeton

AS
Alfie Stewart

Teebs

LS
Leanne Suter

Chicago News Reporter

RT
Rossen Traykov

US Embassy Employee

Details

Directed by
Tony Bui
Written by
Michael Arlen Ross, Don Handfield
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.7 · 2,029 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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