Patriots Day
2016 · 133 min · Director: Peter Berg
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On April 15, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts, Police Sgt, Tommy Saunders is pulling security duty on the annual Boston Marathon when the Tsarnaev brothers strike with their homemade bombs in an act of terrorism. In the resulting chaos as the wounded are cared for, Saunders and his comrades join forces with the FBI to get to the bottom of this attack. As the investigation continues, the Tsarnaev brothers realize that the authorities are close to identifying them and attempt to flee the city to continue their fanatical mayhem. To stop them, a police manhunt is performed that would have bloody confrontations and a massive dragnet shutting down the City of Boston to make sure there is no escape from the law.
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Emotional fingerprint
Patriots Day (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Empathy25%
- Anger20%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Anger. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 38 % | 13 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Humor | 35 % | 6 % | 4 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 35 % | 4 % | 5 % | 11 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 54 % | 26 % | 19 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 79 % | 64 % | 48 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 80 % | 71 % | 56 % | 9 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 71 % | 61 % | 50 % | 10 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 68 % | 60 % | 45 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 65 % | 63 % | 26 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 74 % | 73 % | 21 % | 9 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 86 % | 84 % | 31 % | 5 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 90 % | 89 % | 23 % | 11 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 91 % | 91 % | 18 % | 15 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 89 % | 89 % | 29 % | 13 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 80 % | 79 % | 30 % | 6 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Tension | 76 % | 71 % | 25 % | 16 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Hope | 80 % | 71 % | 25 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Relief | 83 % | 56 % | 26 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Hope | 76 % | 21 % | 34 % | 65 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Hope | 67 % | 2 % | 38 % | 63 % |
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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
Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Mayor Thomas Menino
Patrick Downes
Leo Woolfenden
Connie Pugliese
Details
- Directed by
- Peter Berg
- Written by
- Peter Berg, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Joshua Zetumer, Matt Cook
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Country
- Hong Kong, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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