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Piranha

1995 · 89 min · Director: Scott P. Levy ★ IMDb 4.1 · 3,015 ratings

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Doctor Baines has been conducting genetic experiments on piranhas and has made them virtually unstoppable. Unfortunately, his assistants, Maggie and Paul, accidentally release the hybrids into the Lost River Lake threatening to destroy everyone in their path. Can they prevent the flesh-eating piranhas from escaping into the ocean and spawning?

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Piranha (1995) — 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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  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Horror, TV Movie. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 4.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor50 %45 %34 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Fear52 %47 %39 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor47 %41 %29 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension52 %47 %30 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension63 %58 %41 %45 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension70 %64 %51 %53 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension74 %69 %61 %54 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Tension73 %69 %61 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension67 %64 %47 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Tension62 %57 %35 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension58 %51 %31 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Humor63 %56 %41 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Fear75 %72 %57 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 60′Tension79 %77 %61 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension85 %83 %71 %47 %
77.5 %≈ 69′Tension89 %88 %77 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Tension81 %73 %58 %42 %
87.5 %≈ 78′Relief70 %53 %38 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 82′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 87′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

DC
Darleen Carr

DC
Darleen Carr

Dr. Leticia Baines

SM
Soleil Moon Frye

KO
Kehli O'Byrne

KO
Kehli O'Byrne

Gina Green

DJ
Drancy Jackson

BW
Billie Worley

BW
Billie Worley

Whitney

SF
Shannon Farrara

Darlene

KG
Kaz Garas

Sheriff Carl

RI
Richard Israel

Dave

LM
Lorissa McComas

Barbara

Leland Orser

Terry Wechsler

JB
James Brodhead

Jack

CM
Chelsea Madison-Ciu

Betsy

DP
David Parry

Trooper

BS
Ben Slack

Earl Lyon

AP
Aaron Priceman

Camp Counselor

Details

Directed by
Scott P. Levy
Written by
John Sayles, Richard Robinson, Alex Simon
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.1 · 3,015 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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