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Held for Ransom

2019 · 138 min · Director: Anders W. Berthelsen, Niels Arden Oplev ★ IMDb 7.6 · 5,755 ratings

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The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days.

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Held for Ransom (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear35%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Relief

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Empathy
Sadness
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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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 43 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy32 %28 %17 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension45 %30 %15 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension64 %40 %23 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension68 %50 %37 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Tension65 %55 %43 %2 %
27.5 %≈ 38′Empathy66 %61 %49 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 45′Empathy71 %63 %49 %7 %
37.5 %≈ 52′Tension76 %63 %49 %12 %
42.5 %≈ 59′Empathy77 %66 %55 %10 %
47.5 %≈ 66′Tension77 %65 %55 %3 %
52.5 %≈ 72′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
57.5 %≈ 79′Empathy68 %65 %54 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 86′Sadness72 %65 %59 %7 %
67.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
72.5 %≈ 100′Tension85 %81 %70 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 107′Empathy85 %77 %56 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 114′Relief87 %73 %48 %62 %
87.5 %≈ 121′Sadness87 %73 %66 %37 %
92.5 %≈ 128′Sadness82 %70 %78 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 135′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Toby Kebbell

James Foley

AE
Amir El-Masry

John (Beatles)

SH
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Signe

CC
Charlie Carrick

Michael Foley

FE
Fady Elsayed

George (Beatles)

RP
Rafael Pettersson

Wojceik

AE
Ardalan Esmaili

Majeed

EM
Elizabeth Moynihan

Diane Foley

RB
Rasmus Bjerg

Tue Berg

YB
Youssef Berouain

Ringo (Beatles)

HB
Henrik Birch

Henning

SA
Sofia Asir

Aya

CG
Christiane Gjellerup Koch

Susanne

AH
Andrea Heick Gadeberg

Christina

SB
Samuel Brafman

Jeremy

PS
Peter Sejer Winther

Jeff

Details

Directed by
Anders W. Berthelsen, Niels Arden Oplev
Written by
Anders Thomas Jensen, Puk Damsgaard Andersen
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
138 min
Country
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 5,755 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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