Piercing
2018 · 82 min · Director: Nicolas Pesce
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Outwardly, Reed leads a typical yuppie life living in a stylish apartment with his wife Mona and their newborn daughter, it afforded by a white collar professional career. But Reed has a need not only to kill, but kill in a specific way, with an ice pick. Rather than his initial target, he instead chooses as his victim an English speaking prostitute. On the pretense of an out of town conference, he leaves home, and instead checks into an upscale hotel, goes through the motions of the murder to ensure that that part of it goes off without a hitch, and hires his target prostitute through a service, the intended victim named Jackie. What Reed does not anticipate is that Jackie has her own agenda for their time together, which he at times believes is on her knowledge and acceptance of her fate at his hands. Regardless, what ensues is a psychological cat and mouse game between the two, it never clear who is the mouse and who is the cat.
Emotional fingerprint
Piercing (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Fear 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing30%
- Fear25%
- Anxiety20%
- Confusion15%
- Tension10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.
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Emotional journey
- Disturbing
- Tension
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Tension | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 33 % | 35 % | 28 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 53 % | 51 % | 36 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Tension | 67 % | 60 % | 59 % | 41 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 53 % | 57 % | 45 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 63 % | 40 % | 58 % | 47 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 67 % | 43 % | 65 % | 51 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 79 % | 63 % | 77 % | 54 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 78 % | 61 % | 74 % | 56 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Curiosity | 71 % | 52 % | 61 % | 59 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 60 % | 58 % | 63 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Curiosity | 69 % | 59 % | 57 % | 62 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 67 % | 56 % | 60 % | 62 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 70 % | 69 % | 61 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Disturbing | 86 % | 84 % | 77 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 92 % | 89 % | 84 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Disturbing | 90 % | 87 % | 81 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Disturbing | 77 % | 72 % | 66 % | 52 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 47 % | 46 % | 47 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Humor | 42 % | 29 % | 33 % | 34 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
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
The Old Man
The Bunny Girl
Young Reed
Details
- Directed by
- Nicolas Pesce
- Written by
- Ryû Murakami, Nicolas Pesce
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
Where to watch
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