The Candidate
2018 · 132 min · Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
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2007. Manuel López-Vidal is a veteran Spanish politician and the right-hand of Frías, autonomous community's president (working as member of Spain's governing party), who he has an upper high-class lifestyle with his wife Inés and his teen daughter Nati. But behind of his long carrier and the respect of his party's partners and friends as Cabrera, Bermejo, Gallardo and Fernando, truth is totally different: Manuel is a crooked and corrupt man who since many years ago uses his politic position together his friends deviating foreign aids and getting money by means of any illegal way. When Gallardo is arrested accused of fraud and politic corruption, Manuel warms all his friends about to keep silence hoping that the police forgets the case by not founding new evidences. But when it's revealed in the newspapers that himself has been recorded in personal conversations talking about it, the fictional world of respect and honor created by Manuel falls down. With the elections closing the next year, the party closes ranks to save itself from the crisis: Frías distances from him to keep clean his name, the rest of partners blame him of their own corruptions and Manuel feels that there is a traitor close to him sending information to the police. Taking desperate measures, Manuel meets Alvarado, the newest politician of the party, to make a deal: give him all evidences he finds and Alvarado helps Manuel to avoid the jail. With time running out, Manuel starts a race against the clock to find evidences and proofs trying to ruin his former friends, looking for destroy the own party if he finally is found guilty in the incoming trial. But will can Manuel get these evidences to save himself before the party take extreme measures against him?
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The Candidate (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 32%, Tension 25%, Confusion 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disgust
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disgust
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disgust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 39 % | 15 % | 28 % | 9 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 30 % | 38 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 49 % | 42 % | 43 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Disgust | 52 % | 45 % | 43 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 56 % | 52 % | 46 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Disgust | 58 % | 56 % | 47 % | 41 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 59 % | 56 % | 44 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 62 % | 60 % | 40 % | 27 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 64 % | 61 % | 43 % | 32 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 55 % | 49 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 48 % | 45 % | 37 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 56 % | 51 % | 40 % | 27 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 61 % | 58 % | 43 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 64 % | 62 % | 49 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 69 % | 68 % | 56 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 76 % | 74 % | 63 % | 37 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Curiosity | 77 % | 75 % | 70 % | 42 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 122′ | Tension | 75 % | 73 % | 65 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 129′ | Disgust | 72 % | 69 % | 62 % | 59 % |
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
Alvarado
Nati
Gallardo
Fernando
Bermejo
Lucía
Malva
Xabi
Manu
Details
- Directed by
- Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- Written by
- Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Country
- Spain, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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