Cover-Up
2025 · 117 min · Director: Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus
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For the past six decades, Seymour Hersh has been at the front lines of political journalism in the U.S. This engaging documentary, released at a crucial moment for the freedom of the press, tells the wide-ranging story of this breakthrough reporter.
Emotional fingerprint
Cover-Up (2025) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Inspiration 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Curiosity30%
- Inspiration25%
- Confusion20%
- Anxiety15%
- Awe10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Inspiration, Confusion. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Inspiration and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Curiosity | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 60 % | 45 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 61 % | 44 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Curiosity | 70 % | 70 % | 44 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Curiosity | 76 % | 69 % | 56 % | 39 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 87 % | 54 % | 79 % | 69 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Disturbing | 90 % | 41 % | 85 % | 79 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 75 % | 41 % | 57 % | 66 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 63 % | 52 % | 24 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 68 % | 19 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Curiosity | 74 % | 73 % | 38 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Anger | 79 % | 68 % | 61 % | 31 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 65 % | 60 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 64 % | 32 % | 11 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 61 % | 18 % | 16 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 70 % | 53 % | 16 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 77 % | 46 % | 31 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 50 % | 69 % | 60 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Disturbing | 91 % | 51 % | 89 % | 63 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 45 % | 76 % | 61 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Anger | 82 % | 35 % | 60 % | 62 % |
Oedipus
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
Self - The New York Times
Self - Dispatch News
Self - The Washington Post
Self - Former Research Assistant
Self - The New Yorker
Self - U.S. Army Major General
Self - Anonymous Source
Self - Father of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)
Self - Mother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)
Self - Brother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)
Self - Wife of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)
Self - Chilean President (archive footage)
Self - CIA Chief of Counterintelligence (archive footage)
Self - U.S. Army Sergeant (archive footage)
Self - The Washington Post (archive footage)
Self - U.S. Army Lieutenant (archive footage)
Self - Chairman, Senate Select Committee (archive footage)
Self - Former CIA Director (archive footage)
Details
- Directed by
- Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2025
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Curiosity
- Data updated
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