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The Pale Blue Eye

2022 · 128 min · Director: Scott Cooper, Scott Cooper ★ IMDb 6.6 · 144,236 ratings

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West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.

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The Pale Blue Eye (2022) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 32%, Tension 25%, Curiosity 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Curiosity
Sadness
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity55 %36 %57 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity50 %30 %56 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity46 %27 %54 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity48 %31 %56 %12 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity52 %35 %61 %14 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity53 %37 %57 %12 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity51 %33 %45 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Sadness48 %24 %34 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Sadness49 %27 %28 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 61′Tension59 %49 %33 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing64 %59 %47 %22 %
57.5 %≈ 74′Tension56 %48 %45 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 80′Sadness53 %40 %43 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 86′Curiosity62 %53 %52 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 93′Tension74 %73 %47 %32 %
77.5 %≈ 99′Tension82 %78 %40 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 106′Sadness83 %75 %52 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 112′Tension82 %65 %51 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 118′Sadness82 %51 %36 %75 %
97.5 %≈ 125′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

HM
Harry Melling

Harry Melling

Edgar Allan Poe

Toby Jones

Dr. Daniel Marquis

Simon McBurney

Captain Hitchcock

Timothy Spall

Superintendent Thayer

HL
Harry Lawtey

HL
Harry Lawtey

Artemus Marquis

HR
Hadley Robinson

Mattie

Fred Hechinger

Cadet Randolph Ballinger

JB
Joseph Brooks

Cadet Stoddard

SM
Steven Maier

Cadet Fry

BK
Brennan Keel Cook

Cadet Huntoon

OC
Orlagh Cassidy

Mrs. Fry

GG
Gideon Glick

Cadet Horatio Cochrane

JI
Jack Irv

Cadet Hamilton

MH
Matt Helm

Cadet Llewllyn Lee

Details

Written by
Scott Cooper, Louis Bayard, Scott Cooper
Type
Movies
Released
2022
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 144,236 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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