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The Sandman

2017 · 90 min · Director: Peter Sullivan ★ IMDb 4.3 · 2,003 ratings

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A little girl with formidable powers imagines into existence the Sandman, a terrible monster from her nightmares that brings harm to anyone who wants to hurt her.

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The Sandman (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 4.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Sympathy
Fear
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathyFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension72 %70 %42 %63 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension64 %59 %44 %46 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sympathy64 %56 %55 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sympathy63 %54 %59 %44 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sympathy57 %48 %55 %43 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Sympathy61 %55 %55 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension63 %61 %50 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension64 %64 %49 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension70 %69 %57 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Sympathy69 %65 %63 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Sympathy69 %65 %61 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension71 %68 %57 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Relief70 %65 %50 %52 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension76 %74 %49 %59 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension83 %83 %59 %68 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension80 %80 %60 %64 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension79 %79 %51 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension83 %83 %46 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Tension79 %66 %40 %59 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Relief70 %37 %33 %33 %
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

HD
Haylie Duff

Claire

SS
Shaun Sipos

Wyatt

SS
Shae Smolik

Madison

AW
Amanda Wyss

Dr. Amanda Elliott

RR
Ricco Ross

Detective Price

JS
Jason-Shane Scott

Colton

MI
Morgana Ignis

The Sandman

LA
Lyn Alicia Henderson

Abigail Farmer

CU
Catherine Urbanek

Michelle

CP
Cheyenne Phillips

Christina

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Pamela Bell Mitchell

Pin-Up Girl

AN
Aaron Norvell

Cop

Details

Directed by
Peter Sullivan
Written by
Peter Sullivan
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.3 · 2,003 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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