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The Captain

2017 · 118 min · Director: Robert Schwentke ★ IMDb 7.3 · 24,601 ratings

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During the final weeks of the Third Reich, an army deserter stumbles across an abandoned Nazi captain's uniform. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit which he stole only to stay warm, he discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whosoever that happens to be.

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The Captain (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Disturbing 24%, Sadness 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 Anxiety, Disturbing, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, History. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Disturbing and Sadness. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Sympathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Disturbing
Tension
Sympathy
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 18 %, then peaks around 57 %, then eases around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionSympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension58 %32 %55 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Sympathy50 %26 %45 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension46 %28 %44 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension53 %28 %53 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension61 %34 %59 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Disturbing65 %50 %59 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension70 %64 %64 %46 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Disturbing75 %71 %71 %51 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Tension71 %68 %70 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Tension75 %71 %74 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Disturbing89 %88 %81 %68 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Disturbing87 %87 %70 %68 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Disturbing74 %73 %55 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Disturbing71 %68 %61 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Disturbing73 %65 %68 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension73 %63 %68 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 103′Disturbing80 %73 %70 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 109′Disturbing80 %75 %56 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 115′Sadness73 %68 %38 %43 %
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

MH
Max Hubacher

Milan Peschel

Freytag

Frederick Lau

Kipinski

SR
Sebastian Rudolph

BH
Britta Hammelstein

Gerda

MD
Marko Dyrlich

Brockhoff

AH
Alexander Hörbe

Schnabel Wirt

BD
Blerim Destani

Dahler-Kaufmann

HM
Haymon Maria Buttinger

Dr. Kremer

EA
Eugenie Anselin

Irmgard

SS
Shannon Staller

Jenny

SF
Samuel Finzi

Roger

WK
Wolfram Koch

Schneider

BH
Bernd Hölscher

Schütte

AP
Annina Polivka

Erika

DS
David Scheller

Claasen

HA
Hendrik Arnst

Weyher

Details

Directed by
Robert Schwentke
Written by
Robert Schwentke
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
118 min
Country
Germany, France, Poland, Portugal, China
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 24,601 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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