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Brightburn

2019 · 91 min · Director: David Yarovesky ★ IMDb 6.1 · 123,289 ratings

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After a difficult struggle with fertility, Tori Breyer's dreams of motherhood come true with the arrival of a mysterious baby boy. Brandon appears to be everything Tori and her husband, Kyle, ever wanted -- bright, talented and curious about the world. But as Brandon nears puberty, powerful darkness manifests within him, and Tori becomes consumed by terrible doubts about her son. Once Brandon begins to act on his twisted urges, those closest to him find themselves in grave danger.

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Brightburn (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 32%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear32%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Disturbing, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Fear

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 8 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor37 %22 %11 %9 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension36 %28 %16 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension39 %31 %19 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor39 %26 %12 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor45 %32 %19 %27 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension60 %54 %41 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Disturbing68 %65 %48 %59 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension72 %69 %51 %56 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension72 %71 %55 %59 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension69 %69 %49 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension74 %74 %56 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension76 %75 %61 %53 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Tension68 %65 %44 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Sadness68 %63 %35 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension74 %70 %49 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension83 %82 %73 %63 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Fear89 %87 %80 %66 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension87 %82 %71 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Disturbing72 %59 %53 %59 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Humor47 %28 %25 %38 %
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

Elizabeth Banks

Tori Breyer

JA
Jackson A. Dunn

David Denman

Kyle Breyer

Matt Jones

Noah McNichol

Meredith Hagner

Merilee McNichol

BW
Becky Wahlstrom

Erica

EH
Emmie Hunter

Caitlyn

Gregory Alan Williams

Sheriff Deever

AH
Annie Humphrey

Deputy Ayres

AC
Abraham Clinkscales

Royce

CF
Christian Finlayson

Fauxhawk

JH
Jennifer Holland

Ms. Espenschied

Terence Rosemore

P.E. Teacher

EB
Elizabeth Becka

Principal Susko

SA
Steve Agee

EJ

MD
Mike Dunston

Reporter

Michael Rooker

The Big T

Details

Directed by
David Yarovesky
Written by
Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 123,289 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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