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Mothers' Instinct

2018 · 97 min · Director: Olivier Masset-Depasse ★ IMDb 6.5 · 2,457 ratings

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When a sudden tragedy uproots the lives of two women and their families, they begin to question the relationships they once held so dear, in this psychological thriller from Olivier Masset-Depass.

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Mothers' Instinct (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Sadness 25%, Tension 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, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Anxiety

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sadness
Tension
Anxiety
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionAnxiety
2.5 %≈ 2′Joy50 %0 %10 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Joy63 %18 %30 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sadness77 %55 %50 %43 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sadness84 %80 %44 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Sadness83 %81 %41 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness74 %70 %49 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Sadness69 %65 %46 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Sadness74 %59 %51 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension76 %40 %66 %57 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension73 %40 %66 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Sadness72 %53 %63 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension79 %46 %73 %61 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension83 %36 %80 %70 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension79 %44 %73 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Sadness76 %63 %60 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Sadness81 %65 %63 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Tension85 %50 %75 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 90′Sadness85 %75 %65 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 95′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

AC
Anne Coesens

AC
Anne Coesens

Céline Geniot

Mehdi Nebbou

Simon Brunelle

AW
Arieh Worthalter

Damien Geniot

JL
Jules Lefebvre

Theo

LA
Luan Adam

Maxime

AB
Annick Blancheteau

Jeanne la mère de Simon

ED
Eveline Delfosse

Femme école

JD
Jacky Druaux

Curé

DR
Dominique Rongvaux

Médecin chef

LV
Laurent Van Wetter

Le juge

Details

Directed by
Olivier Masset-Depasse
Written by
Giordano Gederlini, Barbara Abel, Olivier Masset-Depasse
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
97 min
Country
France, Belgium
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 2,457 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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