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Nocturnal Animals

2016 · 116 min · Director: Tom Ford ★ IMDb 7.4 · 346,693 ratings

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A "story inside a story," in which the first part follows a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second element follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around a man whose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself.

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Nocturnal Animals (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Disturbing 25%, Confusion 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 Anxiety, Disturbing, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Disturbing and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Sadness
Disturbing
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %7 %7 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness36 %18 %14 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor45 %40 %14 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension71 %70 %11 %45 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension88 %88 %19 %71 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension86 %84 %35 %70 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Sadness72 %68 %45 %45 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension64 %53 %48 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Sadness66 %48 %55 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Sadness65 %51 %54 %42 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Tension57 %51 %43 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Sadness53 %49 %31 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Tension64 %57 %38 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Sadness76 %63 %61 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 84′Sadness78 %64 %65 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 90′Tension83 %74 %61 %66 %
82.5 %≈ 96′Sadness90 %83 %70 %83 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Disturbing84 %71 %68 %75 %
92.5 %≈ 107′Sadness68 %47 %57 %52 %
97.5 %≈ 113′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

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

Michael Shannon

Bobby Andes

Isla Fisher

Laura Hastings

EB
Ellie Bamber

India Hastings

Armie Hammer

Hutton Morrow

Laura Linney

Anne Sutton

BS
Bobbi Salvör Menuez

Samantha Morrow

IW
Imogen Waterhouse

Chloe

FV
Franco Vega

Driver

ZA
Zawe Ashton

Alex

EP
Evie Pree

TV Woman #1 (voice)

BD
Beth Ditto

TV Woman #2 (voice)

Graham Beckel

Lieutenant Graves

NJ
Neil Jackson

Christopher

Details

Directed by
Tom Ford
Written by
Tom Ford, Austin Wright
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States, China
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 346,693 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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