The Hunting Ground
2015 · 104 min · Director: Kirby Dick
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An exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families.
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The Hunting Ground (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 30%, Empathy 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anger30%
- Empathy25%
- Disturbing20%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Empathy, Disturbing. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Empathy and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 80 % | 42 % | 23 % | 28 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 65 % | 48 % | 59 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Anger | 87 % | 76 % | 59 % | 74 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Anger | 85 % | 77 % | 61 % | 74 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Empathy | 84 % | 74 % | 60 % | 76 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 63 % | 49 % | 76 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Anger | 85 % | 65 % | 51 % | 73 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 89 % | 80 % | 73 % | 76 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 94 % | 89 % | 89 % | 85 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sadness | 91 % | 86 % | 79 % | 75 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Hope | 83 % | 74 % | 51 % | 63 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 63 % | 41 % | 73 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Anger | 84 % | 66 % | 51 % | 76 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 85 % | 79 % | 65 % | 74 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Disturbing | 90 % | 84 % | 70 % | 84 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Disturbing | 91 % | 77 % | 64 % | 84 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Anger | 84 % | 68 % | 54 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Hope | 76 % | 63 % | 44 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Hope | 81 % | 70 % | 53 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Sadness | 87 % | 80 % | 70 % | 63 % |
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
Herself, assistant dean of students, University of North Carolina
Herself, medical anthropologist and former Harvard professor
Herself
Herself, associate professor of politics, Occidental College
Himself, clinical psychologist
Herself, general counsel, University of North Carolina
Herself, assistant professor of sociology, Occidental College
Herself, a lecturer on law, Harvard Law School
Himself, former university campus police officer at Saint Mary's College
Herself, president at Saint Mary's College
Details
- Directed by
- Kirby Dick
- Written by
- Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anger
- Data updated
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