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Dying Breed

2008 · 92 min · Director: Jody Dwyer ★ IMDb 5.3 · 5,377 ratings

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An extinct species, the Tasmanian tiger. A long-forgotten legend, “The Pieman” aka Alexander Pearce, who was hanged for cannibalism in 1824. Both had a desperate need to survive; both could have living descendants within the Tasmanian bush. Four hikers venture deep into isolated territory to find one of these legends, but which one will they come upon first?

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Dying Breed (2008) — 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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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Disgust

Tension
Disturbing
Fear
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 23 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension57 %45 %18 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity46 %24 %13 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity43 %19 %19 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity44 %26 %30 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity41 %29 %33 %14 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity45 %36 %39 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Disturbing49 %43 %38 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity43 %35 %19 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity43 %30 %19 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Disgust54 %43 %36 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension63 %59 %36 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Tension69 %69 %38 %48 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension75 %75 %49 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Tension80 %79 %55 %63 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension84 %81 %63 %69 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension84 %81 %66 %73 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Tension85 %78 %73 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Disturbing89 %73 %85 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Disturbing81 %63 %81 %54 %
97.5 %≈ 90′Disturbing68 %52 %68 %42 %
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

BB
Bille Brown

BB
Bille Brown

Harvey / Rowan

MF
Mirrah Foulkes

MV
Melanie Vallejo

EH
Elaine Hudson

SH
Sheridan Harvey

PD
Peter Docker

PD
Peter Docker

Alexander Pierce

BB
Boris Brkic

BB
Boris Brkic

Sgt. Symons

SM
Sally McDonald

BD
Brendan Donoghue

Gareth

RE
Reg Evans

Alfred

Details

Directed by
Jody Dwyer
Written by
Michael Boughen, Jody Dwyer, Rod Morris, Jody Dwyer
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
92 min
Country
Australia
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 5,377 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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