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Destroyer

2018 · 121 min · Director: Karyn Kusama ★ IMDb 6.2 · 34,230 ratings

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Destroyer follows the moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. When the leader of that gang re-emerges many years later, she must work her way back through the remaining members and into her own history with them to finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her past.

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Emotional fingerprint

Destroyer (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Guilt 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Guilt
20%Anger
  1. Guilt25%
  2. Anger20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Guilt, Anger. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Guilt and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Sadness
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 8 %, then peaks around 78 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity48 %35 %13 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity46 %36 %19 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity50 %44 %28 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension65 %61 %35 %43 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Disturbing70 %65 %36 %50 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Sadness57 %49 %31 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Disturbing57 %50 %23 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Tension65 %60 %20 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Tension60 %56 %20 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension65 %64 %18 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Tension81 %80 %26 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Tension80 %75 %41 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Sadness69 %60 %51 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Sadness69 %61 %46 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Tension79 %75 %43 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 94′Tension86 %70 %64 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 100′Sadness81 %51 %74 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 106′Tension69 %48 %50 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 112′Empathy62 %47 %27 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 118′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

Toby Huss

Gil Lawson

JJ
James Jordan

Toby

JP
Jade Pettyjohn

Shelby

ZV
Zach Villa

Arturo

NC
Natalia Cordova-Buckley

Det. Gavras

CF
Colby French

Det. Kudra

KH
Kelvin Han Yee

Lt. Oshima

DS
Doug Simpson

Other Agent

KC
Kale Clauson

Informant Cousin

JH
Jan Hoag

Toby's Mother

PV
Peter Vasquez

Man at Church

MO
Mickey O'Hagan

Gang House Woman

Details

Directed by
Karyn Kusama
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 34,230 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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