Detour
2016 · 97 min · Director: Christopher Smith
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Law student and all round good guy, Harper, suspects that his scheming step-father, Vincent, is responsible for the car crash that sent his mother into a coma. Drowning his sorrows one evening in a seedy L.A whiskey bar, Harper is interrupted by a tough looking redneck called Johnny Ray who offers to 'take care' of his step-dad for the cool sum of US$20,000. Angry, intent on revenge and fuelled by alcohol, Harper agrees to the deal and spends the rest of his evening downing shots with Johnny Ray. The next morning, Harper awakes to the mother of all hangovers with hazy memory of the previous night's events. Answering a knock at the front door, he is surprised to find Johnny Ray and his beautiful but distant girlfriend, Cherry, ready and waiting to drive to Vegas to kill Vincent. Harper's claims that he was drunk and didn't know what he was doing mean nothing to Johnny Ray who is more threatening than ever in the cold light of day. Harper quickly realises that there is no easy way out; if he wants to survive this, he has no choice but to go along with the plan. What follows is a tense and deftly constructed noir thriller in which Harper's story takes an unexpected detour, presenting the audience with two alternate versions of events with two very different outcomes. Did Harper really want to kill his step father and which road did he actually take?
Emotional fingerprint
Detour (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension35%
- Anxiety25%
- Confusion20%
- Surprise10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 42 % | 27 % | 33 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 48 % | 39 % | 34 % | 36 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 60 % | 56 % | 38 % | 41 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 65 % | 63 % | 36 % | 43 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 55 % | 33 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 59 % | 48 % | 29 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sadness | 63 % | 46 % | 23 % | 33 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 68 % | 60 % | 31 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 80 % | 80 % | 51 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 84 % | 83 % | 60 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 79 % | 76 % | 60 % | 44 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 80 % | 78 % | 65 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 76 % | 75 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 71 % | 76 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 75 % | 66 % | 55 % | 53 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Curiosity | 73 % | 64 % | 41 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 63 % | 45 % | 59 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Empathy | 71 % | 55 % | 36 % | 53 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 46 % | 34 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 53 % | 38 % | 40 % | 35 % |
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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
Claire Wiseman
Dr. Ulmer
Car Hire Man
Las Vegas Policeman
Johnny's Friend #2
Details
- Directed by
- Christopher Smith
- Written by
- Christopher Smith
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, South Africa, United Arab Emirates
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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