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The Negotiation

2018 · 114 min · Director: Jong-suk Lee, Lee Jong-suk ★ IMDb 6.7 · 4,689 ratings

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An ace crisis negotiator faces off against a cold-blooded hostage taker. Over the course of 21 hours, she attempts to crack his unusually calm demeanor and force him to reveal his motivations.

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The Negotiation (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Excitement. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension58 %58 %27 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension63 %59 %31 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity59 %51 %46 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension56 %52 %55 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity60 %60 %53 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension66 %66 %53 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Tension74 %74 %57 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Tension76 %75 %59 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity74 %71 %54 %55 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Tension74 %71 %49 %61 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Tension73 %68 %56 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity72 %66 %69 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Tension77 %75 %71 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Tension81 %81 %70 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension85 %85 %71 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Tension86 %86 %71 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Tension85 %84 %60 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Tension86 %78 %41 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Sadness87 %68 %32 %77 %
97.5 %≈ 111′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

Kim Sang-ho

Ahn Hyeok-soo

Jang Kwang

Hwang Soo-suk

JY
Jo Young-jin

Chairman Koo

Kim Jong-goo

CEO Yoon

KM
Kim Min-sang

Deputy Department Head Park

HG
Han Gi-joong

Lieutenant General Son

YY
Yoo Yeon-soo

Chief Moon of National Police Agency

PS
Park Soo-young

Section Chief Choi

Choi Byung-mo

Secretary Kong

LH
Lee Hak-ju

Park Min-woo

LJ
Lee Joo-young

Lee Da-bin

LS
Lee Shi-a

Yoo Yeon-joo

LM
Lee Moon-sik

Team Leader Jung

JI
Jeong In-gyeom

Lee Sang-mok

AS
Ahn Seong-bong

Parking Lot Janitor

DY
Do Yeong-seo

Cho-rong

KS
Kim Si-eun

Details

Directed by
Jong-suk Lee, Lee Jong-suk
Written by
Park Myeong-chan, Sung-Hyun Choi, Choi Sung-hyun
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
114 min
Country
South Korea
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 4,689 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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