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The Strays

2023 · 100 min · Director: Nathaniel Martello-White, Nathaniel Martello-White ★ IMDb 4.9 · 13,747 ratings

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A Black woman's meticulously crafted life of privilege starts to unravel when two strangers show up in her quaint suburban town.

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The Strays (2023) — 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

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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 Anxiety, Tension, Confusion. Genres: Thriller. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 4.9/10 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
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Sadness
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 peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness47 %33 %13 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity39 %28 %13 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity38 %29 %13 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension45 %39 %15 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension59 %54 %25 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension66 %61 %34 %27 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension56 %49 %28 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity48 %36 %19 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity50 %39 %19 %8 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension56 %48 %25 %13 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension69 %63 %41 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension77 %71 %51 %54 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Sadness73 %63 %45 %63 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Sadness61 %50 %36 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Curiosity57 %50 %36 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension69 %64 %48 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension81 %78 %63 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension88 %84 %79 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Disturbing75 %64 %70 %46 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Sadness50 %30 %40 %37 %
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

AM
Ashley Madekwe

JS
Justin Salinger

JM
Jorden Myrie

BB
Bukky Bakray

SP
Samuel Paul Small

MA
Maria Almeida

CM
Caroline Martin

CM
Caroline Martin

Jessie

MW
Michael Warburton

GG
George Greenland

RL
Ruby Lethbridge

School Pupil

VB
Vanessa Bailey

Elle

JB
Jordan Bailey

Student

IB
Izzy Billingham

Emily

AE
Alastair Ellery

Keith

Details

Directed by
Nathaniel Martello-White, Nathaniel Martello-White
Written by
Nathaniel Martello-White, Nathaniel Martello-White
Type
Movies
Released
2023
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom
Genres
Thriller
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.9 · 13,747 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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