Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee
2016 · 100 min · Director: Nanette Burstein
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Mysteries abound in the life of John McAfee. He made millions creating antivirus software, then reinvented himself as a yogi, a proponent of herbal medicine, and a serial entrepreneur. He was known for his charm and generosity. Then his life took another turn. He moved from the US to Belize and built a heavily armed compound in the jungle, like a modern day Heart of Darkness. McAfee never shied away from media attention and boasted of his libertine lifestyle, maintaining a harem of young women. In 2012 his neighbour in Belize, an American named Gregory Faull, was found murdered by a gunshot. Sought for questioning by local authorities, McAfee fled to Guatemala, then returned to the US where he pursued the Libertarian Party nomination for President in 2016. Over the years, journalists have told pieces of McAfee's story (including the infamous Vice report accidentally revealing his secret location). Here the Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Nanette Burstein delivers a deep investigation that sheds new light on the shadows around the 70-year-old mogul. McAfee refuses her requests for an interview, but continues a strange cat-and-mouse email correspondence for months. In Belize, Burstein conducts revelatory new interviews with McAfee's former associates, uncovering his bizarre behaviour with women, local gangsters, and guns. She probes into the investigation of the unsolved murder of Faull, and learns of other allegations against McAfee for crimes that were never prosecuted. Paranoia runs high on all sides of this story, but Burstein never backs down in pursuing answers.
Emotional fingerprint
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Confusion 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Curiosity30%
- Confusion25%
- Anxiety20%
- Surprise15%
- Disturbing10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Confusion, Anxiety. Genres: Documentary, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Confusion and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Curiosity | Disturbing | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 58 % | 18 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 53 % | 14 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 50 % | 15 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 50 % | 18 % | 23 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 54 % | 24 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 53 % | 46 % | 50 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 42 % | 71 % | 68 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 86 % | 41 % | 80 % | 76 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 44 % | 79 % | 64 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sympathy | 80 % | 40 % | 75 % | 38 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 43 % | 65 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 76 % | 51 % | 55 % | 63 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 81 % | 59 % | 63 % | 76 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 66 % | 65 % | 75 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Curiosity | 75 % | 70 % | 48 % | 66 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Curiosity | 70 % | 71 % | 39 % | 59 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Curiosity | 71 % | 71 % | 45 % | 60 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Curiosity | 74 % | 66 % | 57 % | 61 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 62 % | 67 % | 58 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
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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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Details
- Directed by
- Nanette Burstein
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Curiosity
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