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Paradox

2016 · 90 min · Director: Michael Hurst ★ IMDb 4.6 · 3,398 ratings

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A group of scientists are experimenting with time travel, and they manage to send one of their group ahead in time one hour. But when he comes back, he tells them that they’ll all be dead within the next hour unless they shut the machine down.

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Paradox (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Confusion 20%. 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, Confusion. Genres: Action, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 4.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Surprise

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Tension
Curiosity
Surprise
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySurprise
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension61 %53 %53 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity51 %35 %48 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity48 %31 %46 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity59 %50 %49 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension75 %71 %55 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension82 %79 %64 %58 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension81 %77 %70 %48 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension79 %76 %70 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension76 %73 %65 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension74 %64 %66 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity73 %55 %70 %49 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity73 %61 %69 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension78 %69 %71 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity82 %69 %73 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension86 %79 %64 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension89 %88 %60 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension90 %88 %61 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension92 %90 %51 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Tension88 %81 %46 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Curiosity78 %62 %55 %53 %
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

Zoë Bell

Gale

AH
Adam Huss

BF
Brian Flaccus

MA
Michael Aaron Milligan

MA
Michael Aaron Milligan

Randy Frakes

AH
Ashley Hayes

JC
Jonathan Camp

JC
Jonathan Camp

Agent Traxler

CC
Courtney Compton

CC
Courtney Compton

Agent Vukovich

BA
Bjørn Alexander

JL
James Logan

JL
James Logan

Security Guard 1

SS
Steve Suh

Van Lang

DB
Darren Bailey

SWAT Team

NB
Nick Benseman

SWAT Team

DC
Dustin Cornelius

SWAT Team

JJ
Jesse Jacobs

SWAT Team

JN
John Nania

SWAT Team

MO
Malene Ostergaard

Shannon

MO
Malene Ostergaard

SWAT Team

ZZ
Zo Zosak

Security Guard #2

Details

Directed by
Michael Hurst
Written by
Michael Hurst
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
90 min
Genres
Action, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.6 · 3,398 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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