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Train to Busan

2016 · 118 min · Director: Yeon Sang-ho ★ IMDb 7.6 · 317,441 ratings

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Sok-woo, a father with not much time for his daughter, Soo-ahn, are boarding the KTX, a fast train that shall bring them from Seoul to Busan. But during their journey, the apocalypse begins, and most of the earth's population become flesh craving zombies. While the KTX is shooting towards Busan, the passenger's fight for their families and lives against the zombies - and each other.

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Emotional fingerprint

Train to Busan (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Fear 25%, Empathy 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 Tension, Fear, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Action, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Sadness
Empathy
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 18 %, then rises around 38 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness34 %17 %25 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Empathy38 %19 %26 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension46 %36 %20 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension66 %64 %14 %22 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension78 %75 %22 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension68 %63 %31 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Tension61 %57 %25 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension74 %73 %26 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Tension81 %80 %39 %55 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Tension76 %74 %37 %50 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Tension76 %74 %19 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Tension84 %81 %28 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Sadness88 %80 %63 %68 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Sadness83 %64 %73 %73 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Empathy77 %54 %64 %66 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension75 %60 %58 %58 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 103′Sadness93 %60 %92 %87 %
92.5 %≈ 109′Sadness91 %60 %88 %83 %
97.5 %≈ 115′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

KS
Kim Su-an

Soo-ahn

Don Lee

Sang-hwa

Choi Woo-shik

Yeong-gook

AS
An So-hee

Jin-hee

Kim Eui-sung

Yong-suk

Ye Su-jeong

In-gil

Park Myung-shin

Jong-gil

CG
Choi Gwi-hwa

Homeless Man

Jeong Seok-yong

Captain of KTX

KC
Kim Chang-hwan

Kim Jin-mo

JH
Jang Hyuk-jin

Ki-chul

SE
Shim Eun-kyung

Stowaway

LJ
Lee Joo-sil

Seok-woo's Mother

KJ
Kim Jae-rok

Mr. Kim

CC
Cha Chung-hwa

Mountaineering Woman

KW
Kim Won-jin

Embarrassing Youth

HJ
Han Ji-eun

Earphones Girl

HS
Han Sung-soo

Train Attendant

Details

Directed by
Yeon Sang-ho
Written by
Yeon Sang-ho, Park Joo-suk
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
118 min
Country
South Korea
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 317,441 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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