Widows
2018 · 129 min · Director: Steve McQueen
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"Widows" is the story of four women with nothing in common, except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica (Viola Davis), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez) and Belle (Cynthia Erivo) take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
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Widows (2018) — 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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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
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 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sympathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sympathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 70 % | 58 % | 25 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Sadness | 61 % | 45 % | 34 % | 34 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 54 % | 45 % | 31 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 55 % | 50 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sympathy | 53 % | 44 % | 39 % | 29 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 48 % | 41 % | 27 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 45 % | 41 % | 20 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 54 % | 49 % | 31 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Disturbing | 67 % | 57 % | 51 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sympathy | 66 % | 55 % | 57 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 65 % | 59 % | 56 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 66 % | 57 % | 51 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 66 % | 63 % | 49 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 58 % | 55 % | 33 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 56 % | 53 % | 29 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 57 % | 34 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 75 % | 73 % | 36 % | 20 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Tension | 85 % | 84 % | 45 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Tension | 81 % | 64 % | 51 % | 53 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 126′ | Hope | 70 % | 30 % | 48 % | 50 % |
Cinderella
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
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Details
- Directed by
- Steve McQueen
- Written by
- Steve McQueen, Gillian Flynn, Lynda La Plante
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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