The Scientist
2020 · 94 min · Director: Derrick Granado
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A haunting psychological thriller about an unconventional scientist, Steve Unger, who struggles to care for his terminally-ill wife Darlene, who only has but a few weeks left to live. While trying to stay strong for his wife and 10-year-old daughter Lily, Steve hastily embarks on a journey to develop a cure to fix Darlene and keep his family together. Ignoring all legal and moral boundaries in search for his cure, his methods of treatment and tampering with human DNA, could lead to the extinction of humanity.
Emotional fingerprint
The Scientist (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Fear 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Fear25%
- Empathy20%
- Disturbing15%
- Tension10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Fear, Empathy. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 2.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 62 % | 43 % | 38 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 61 % | 25 % | 16 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 64 % | 23 % | 5 % | 61 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Empathy | 60 % | 35 % | 13 % | 59 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Empathy | 53 % | 36 % | 19 % | 49 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 54 % | 38 % | 26 % | 45 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 66 % | 43 % | 29 % | 55 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 79 % | 46 % | 26 % | 66 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 75 % | 56 % | 33 % | 54 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 69 % | 64 % | 44 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 73 % | 69 % | 56 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 73 % | 70 % | 60 % | 50 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 57 % | 53 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 74 % | 70 % | 59 % | 54 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 80 % | 78 % | 70 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 81 % | 81 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 75 % | 77 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 71 % | 68 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 80 % | 75 % | 61 % | 49 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Fear | 82 % | 77 % | 62 % | 47 % |
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
Steve Unger
Darlene Unger
Lilly Unger
Detective Wells
Robert
Minnie
Details
- Directed by
- Derrick Granado
- Written by
- Derrick Granado
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Horror
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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Data: JustWatch
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