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Chain Letter

2010 · 96 min · Director: Deon Taylor ★ IMDb 4.1 · 5,969 ratings

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Six friends receive a mysterious chain letter via text messaging and in their email accounts from a maniac who's hunting down teenagers who fail to forward his online chain letter. Who knew they should take the threats in the chain letter seriously? Or that chain letters using the teens' favorite technologies to track them can kill? This maniacal game pits friend against friend as they race to beat rules that seem impossible to escape. Break the chain, lose a life. Do you pass it on? Does friendship mean anything?

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Emotional fingerprint

Chain Letter (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

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 Anxiety, Tension, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Fear. 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 54/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
Curiosity
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity rises around 48 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension48 %47 %33 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension39 %32 %21 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity32 %21 %11 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity34 %25 %15 %27 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension35 %32 %22 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
32.5 %≈ 31′Disturbing67 %45 %32 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension54 %41 %30 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Sadness45 %35 %23 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity55 %45 %30 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension69 %60 %46 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Sadness68 %56 %42 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Curiosity66 %59 %45 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension75 %74 %61 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension81 %80 %69 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension80 %78 %68 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Tension78 %75 %65 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension80 %77 %68 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Nikki Reed

Jessie Campbell

Keith David

Det. Jim Crenshaw

MB
Michael Bailey Smith

Chain Man

Brad Dourif

Mr. Smirker

BR
Betsy Russell

Sergeant Hamill

CW
Cherilyn Wilson

Noah Segan

Dante

MB
Madison Bauer

MB
Madison Bauer

Jane Campbell

PA
Phil Austin

PA
Phil Austin

Jeff Campbell

CK
Cody Kasch

Neil Conners

MJ
Michael J. Pagan

Michael Grant

BT
Brian Tee

Brian Yee

DG
Deborah Geffner

Irene Cristof

JS
Johann Sebastian

Burt

MS
Mark S. Allen

TV Announcer

ES
Eliot Schwartz

Kevin (as Eliot Benjamin)

DZ
David Zahedian

Brad

PS
Patrick St. Esprit

Dean Jones

TE
Terrence Evans

Mr. Bradford

Details

Directed by
Deon Taylor
Written by
Michael J. Pagan, Diana Erwin, Michael J. Pagan
Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.1 · 5,969 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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