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Penny Dreadful

2006 · 92 min · Director: Richard Brandes ★ IMDb 4.8 · 6,863 ratings

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Young Penny goes on a retreat with her psychologist; the intention is to help her overcome her phobia, an intense fear of cars. Unexpected events find her in a nightmarish situation where her worst fears come true.

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Penny Dreadful (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 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, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 4.8/10 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

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
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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 13 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 33 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Sympathy65 %52 %43 %57 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sympathy63 %48 %40 %57 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sympathy54 %43 %34 %46 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension56 %51 %41 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension68 %66 %56 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension75 %75 %65 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension77 %77 %67 %47 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension75 %67 %63 %42 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Fear79 %73 %68 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension78 %73 %64 %59 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Tension71 %68 %56 %48 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension70 %69 %55 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Tension73 %71 %57 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension70 %66 %55 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension75 %70 %63 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Tension83 %76 %69 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Sympathy80 %72 %60 %62 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 90′Relief55 %30 %20 %40 %
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

RM
Rachel Miner

RM
Rachel Miner

Penny Deerborn

CT
Chad Todhunter

CT
Chad Todhunter

Alvin

MJ
Mickey Jones

LD
Liz Davies

LD
Liz Davies

The Hitchhiker

LR
Lucy Rogers-Ciaffa

EM
Elyse Mirto

EM
Elyse Mirto

Penny's Mother

TF
Tammy Filor

CS
Casey Sander

Details

Directed by
Richard Brandes
Written by
Richard Brandes, Diane Doniol-Valcroze, Arthur K. Flam
Type
Movies
Released
2006
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.8 · 6,863 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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