What Lies Below
2020 · 88 min · Director: Braden R. Duemmler
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A 16-year-old girl returns home from camp and learns that her mother has a new boyfriend, one she intends to marry. A man whose charm, intelligence and beauty make him look like he's not human at all.
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What Lies Below (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 4.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sympathy
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sympathy | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 30 % | 16 % | 14 % | 6 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 33 % | 16 % | 13 % | 4 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 36 % | 19 % | 13 % | 5 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Disturbing | 39 % | 26 % | 22 % | 9 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sympathy | 42 % | 30 % | 33 % | 12 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 28 % | 34 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sympathy | 40 % | 26 % | 28 % | 10 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 32 % | 25 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 50 % | 41 % | 31 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 57 % | 31 % | 35 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 57 % | 56 % | 38 % | 33 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 58 % | 56 % | 44 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 64 % | 62 % | 45 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 68 % | 68 % | 41 % | 52 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 76 % | 76 % | 50 % | 67 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Fear | 86 % | 85 % | 67 % | 80 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 91 % | 89 % | 73 % | 88 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Fear | 93 % | 90 % | 75 % | 91 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
John Smith
Marley
Young Tommy
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Details
- Directed by
- Braden R. Duemmler
- Written by
- Braden R. Duemmler
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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