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Detroit

2017 · 143 min · Director: Kathryn Bigelow ★ IMDb 7.3 · 59,534 ratings

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A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest RACE riots in United States history. The story is centred around the Algiers Motel incident, which occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, during the racially charged 12th Street Riot. It involves the death of three black men and the brutal beatings of nine other people: seven black men and two white women.

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Detroit (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Tension 25%, Anger 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 Disturbing, Tension, Anger. Genres: Drama, History, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Tension and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension60 %60 %33 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Tension66 %65 %39 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Tension67 %60 %40 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Sadness63 %51 %40 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 32′Tension59 %44 %36 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 39′Joy55 %39 %28 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 46′Tension66 %57 %41 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 54′Tension83 %80 %68 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 61′Sadness90 %86 %83 %61 %
47.5 %≈ 68′Disturbing90 %86 %84 %61 %
52.5 %≈ 75′Tension88 %85 %80 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 82′Disturbing91 %89 %86 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 89′Disturbing92 %81 %84 %70 %
67.5 %≈ 97′Sadness81 %59 %63 %71 %
72.5 %≈ 104′Sadness68 %50 %48 %57 %
77.5 %≈ 111′Tension65 %56 %49 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 118′Tension73 %59 %55 %53 %
87.5 %≈ 125′Sadness76 %45 %49 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 132′Sadness73 %27 %35 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 139′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

Will Poulter

Philip Krauss

AS
Algee Smith

AS
Algee Smith

Larry Reed

HM
Hannah Murray

Julie Ann

Jason Mitchell

Carl Cooper

MD
Malcolm David Kelley

Michael Clark

Jack Reynor

Demens

BO
Ben O'Toole

Flynn

Jacob Latimore

Fred Temple

John Krasinski

Attorney Auerbach

ES
Ephraim Sykes

Jimmy

LT
Leon Thomas III

Darryl

PA
Peyton Alex Smith

Lee

ND
Nathan Davis Jr.

Aubrey

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Aubrey Pollard Sr.

CC
Chris Chalk

Officer Frank

Details

Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
Written by
Mark Boal
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
143 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 59,534 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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