The Greasy Strangler
2016 · 93 min · Director: Jim Hosking
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The Los Angeles-set tale follows Ronnie, a man who runs a Disco Walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring woman comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her attentions. It also signals the appearance of an oily, slimy inhuman maniac who stalks the streets at night and strangles the innocent, soon dubbed 'The Greasy Strangler.'
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The Greasy Strangler (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disgust 30%, Humor 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disgust30%
- Humor25%
- Confusion20%
- Disturbing15%
- Surprise10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disgust, Humor, Confusion. Genres: Comedy, Horror. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Disgust
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disgust
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Disgust | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 57 % | 57 % | 28 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 61 % | 59 % | 26 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 64 % | 57 % | 33 % | 36 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 59 % | 50 % | 35 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sympathy | 58 % | 48 % | 38 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 60 % | 54 % | 41 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 55 % | 53 % | 34 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 51 % | 45 % | 25 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 55 % | 45 % | 20 % | 31 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 59 % | 46 % | 18 % | 33 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 61 % | 44 % | 20 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 61 % | 46 % | 26 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Humor | 61 % | 55 % | 31 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Humor | 63 % | 61 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 59 % | 56 % | 21 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Humor | 55 % | 49 % | 18 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Humor | 61 % | 51 % | 35 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Disgust | 70 % | 55 % | 53 % | 56 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Humor | 72 % | 55 % | 50 % | 62 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
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
Big Ronnie
Big Paul
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Indian Tourist
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Big Thaddeus
Big Heinie
Details
- Directed by
- Jim Hosking
- Written by
- Toby Harvard, Jim Hosking
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disgust
- Data updated
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