What You Wish For
2024 · 102 min · Director: Nicholas Tomnay
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A talented chef with gambling woes flees to a Latin American villa to visit an old friend who appears to be living an extraordinary life as a private chef. Envy soon turns to greed and then to something deeply unsettling for the chef when he assumes his friend's life and discovers the motives of his mysterious clients.
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What You Wish For (2024) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Disturbing 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Disturbing25%
- Curiosity20%
- Envy15%
- Tension10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Disturbing, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Disturbing and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Disgust
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disgust
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Disgust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 33 % | 25 % | 12 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 24 % | 13 % | 0 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 25 % | 15 % | 1 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 36 % | 26 % | 5 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 51 % | 38 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 60 % | 40 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 74 % | 68 % | 54 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 76 % | 75 % | 49 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 86 % | 81 % | 84 % | 64 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Disgust | 88 % | 83 % | 85 % | 70 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 83 % | 80 % | 75 % | 56 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 79 % | 79 % | 65 % | 48 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 81 % | 81 % | 68 % | 51 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 84 % | 84 % | 66 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 88 % | 86 % | 69 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Disgust | 91 % | 88 % | 84 % | 73 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Disgust | 93 % | 89 % | 91 % | 85 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 91 % | 84 % | 89 % | 70 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Disturbing | 86 % | 64 % | 85 % | 54 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 45 % | 80 % | 45 % |
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
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Details
- Directed by
- Nicholas Tomnay
- Written by
- Nicholas Tomnay
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2024
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
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