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Southland Tales

2007 · 145 min · Director: Richard Kelly ★ IMDb 5.3 · 42,623 ratings

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Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

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Southland Tales (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Curiosity 20%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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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 Confusion, Curiosity, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Curiosity and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 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

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
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 3 %, then dips around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 4′Curiosity53 %37 %48 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity54 %35 %48 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Tension57 %44 %51 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity56 %46 %50 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 33′Humor53 %45 %41 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 40′Tension57 %53 %38 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 47′Tension61 %54 %40 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity55 %44 %45 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity50 %39 %44 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 69′Humor51 %40 %41 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 76′Curiosity51 %40 %43 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 83′Tension54 %48 %41 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 91′Tension63 %60 %39 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 98′Tension65 %59 %38 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 105′Sadness61 %48 %45 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 112′Curiosity63 %48 %56 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 120′Tension70 %61 %54 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 127′Tension80 %75 %41 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 134′Tension85 %80 %33 %67 %
97.5 %≈ 141′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Seann William Scott

Roland Taverner / Ronald Taverner

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Krysta Kapowski / Krysta Now

Miranda Richardson

Nana Mae Frost

Wallace Shawn

Baron Von Westphalen

Nora Dunn

Cyndi Pinziki

John Larroquette

Vaughn Smallhouse

Kevin Smith

Simon Theory

Amy Poehler

Veronica Mung / Dream

Wood Harris

Dion Element

ZR
Zelda Rubinstein

Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

Beth Grant

Dr. Inga Von Westphalen

Janeane Garofalo

General Teena MacArthur

Cheri Oteri

Zora Charmichaels

Jon Lovitz

Bart Bookman

Holmes Osborne

Senator Bobby Frost

Will Sasso

Fortunio Balducci

Details

Directed by
Richard Kelly
Written by
Richard Kelly
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
145 min
Country
Germany, United States of America, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 42,623 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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