The Villagers
2018 · 99 min · Director: Jin-Soon Lim, Im Jin-soon
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Gi Cheol begins work as a contract gym teacher at a high school in a quiet countryside village. He feels weird because a female high school student went missing, but nobody in the village seems to care. Only Yoo Jin, who is the missing girl's friend, is sure that her friend has been kidnapped. Yoo Jin and GiCheol work together to find the missing girl, but Gi Cheol learns that traces of the missing girl are disappearing.
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The Villagers (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 32%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Mystery, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 31 % | 27 % | 9 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 34 % | 30 % | 14 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 24 % | 11 % | 22 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 22 % | 6 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 33 % | 13 % | 34 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 40 % | 19 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 45 % | 22 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 56 % | 53 % | 27 % | 52 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 61 % | 39 % | 56 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 69 % | 66 % | 48 % | 60 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 58 % | 37 % | 57 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 62 % | 51 % | 23 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 71 % | 56 % | 30 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 75 % | 67 % | 45 % | 54 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 78 % | 76 % | 60 % | 57 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 84 % | 83 % | 73 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 88 % | 87 % | 78 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 85 % | 79 % | 62 % | 21 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Relief | 67 % | 49 % | 29 % | 12 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 45 % | 19 % | 8 % | 6 % |
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
Su-yeon
Yi-seul
Tow Truck Driver
Bully Girl Student
Boy
Male Teacher
Kid
Detective Oh
Senior Referee
Details
- Directed by
- Jin-Soon Lim, Im Jin-soon
- Written by
- Jin-Soon Lim, Im Jin-soon
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- South Korea
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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