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High Society

2018 · 119 min · Director: Hyuk Byun, Byun Hyuk ★ IMDb 5.5 · 1,545 ratings

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Jang, professor of economics at the National University of Seoul, respected and beloved by students becomes a hero in the eyes of the public on a TV debate and when he saves a burning man. In the wake of popularity, he decides to go into politics, participate in parliamentary elections and oversee the creation of a social bank. Meanwhile, his wife Oh Soo-yeon, deputy director of the gallery of contemporary art, tries in every possible way to take the place of her female manager. For this she begs Shin Ji-ho, a popular photograph artist to make an exhibition with them and has an affair with him. Both spouses enter high society, where politicians, bandits and heirs of wealthy families make secret transactions- both do everything to get through to the elite. And they pay the price.

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High Society (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Envy 25%, Anger 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Envy
15%Anger
  1. Envy25%
  2. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Envy, Anger. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Envy and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 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

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  • Disgust
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disgust

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Disgust
Tension
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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 3 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisgustTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity32 %7 %15 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Hope43 %11 %28 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension54 %15 %43 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Hope46 %14 %35 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity36 %14 %25 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity40 %23 %31 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Disgust53 %36 %48 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Tension63 %44 %60 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Tension65 %50 %60 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Disgust68 %60 %58 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Disgust74 %69 %61 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Disgust76 %69 %66 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Tension76 %66 %69 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Disgust76 %70 %65 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Disgust74 %70 %59 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Disgust76 %63 %64 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Sadness74 %49 %65 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Tension68 %41 %60 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 110′Hope68 %45 %57 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 116′Disgust63 %47 %50 %25 %
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

PH
Park Hae-il

Jang Tae-jun

SA
Soo Ae

KG
Kim Gyu-Sun

Yoon Je-moon

Han Yong-seok

Ra Mi-ran

Lee Hwa-ran

LJ
Lee Jin-uk

Shin Ji-ho

KK
Kim Kyu-seon

Park Eun-ji

HJ
Han Joo-young

Min Hyun-ah

KK
Kim Kang-woo

Baek Kwang-hyun

JS
Jang So-yeon

Jo Young-sun

PS
Park Sung-hoon

Jason

Park Jin-woo

Mr. Choi

KS
Kim Seung-hoon

Lawyer Park

JE
Jeon Eun-mi

Banyan Tree Invited Guest

MH
Mao Hamasaki

Minami

BH
Bek Hyun-jin

Writer Park

KG
Kim Gyeong-min

Examiner

PJ
Park Joo-hee

Reporter

HH
Han Hee-jung

Member of National Assembly 2 / Invited Guest Before Reopening

KS
Kang Suk-won

Reporter 4

NG
Nam Gi-ae

Mistress

Details

Directed by
Hyuk Byun, Byun Hyuk
Written by
Hyuk Byun, Kim Seong-tae, Wang Hye-ji, Byun Hyuk
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
119 min
Country
South Korea
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 1,545 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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