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Strangeland

1998 · 86 min · Director: John Pieplow ★ IMDb 5.1 · 8,552 ratings

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A pierced and tattooed sadist, Captain Howdy, trolls the Internet for naive teens, luring them to his home to torture and defile them. When Howdy kidnaps and tortures the daughter of police Detective Mike Gage, he is caught. Deemed insane, he is sent to an asylum but is released soon after, seemingly better. However, Gage knows it is only a matter of time before Howdy strikes again, and he's ready to unleash his own form of retribution when the time comes.

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Emotional fingerprint

Strangeland (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Tension. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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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: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension33 %33 %15 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension49 %48 %24 %31 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sympathy59 %55 %34 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Disturbing58 %53 %45 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Disturbing54 %46 %50 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Disturbing53 %44 %44 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Tension59 %53 %44 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Disturbing70 %65 %57 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Tension76 %73 %61 %54 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Sympathy76 %73 %59 %57 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Sympathy73 %65 %61 %53 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Disturbing71 %63 %61 %48 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Tension74 %69 %63 %51 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Disturbing80 %76 %75 %63 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Disturbing85 %80 %85 %70 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing86 %81 %84 %72 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Tension86 %83 %78 %73 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Tension86 %85 %76 %71 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Disturbing90 %90 %85 %77 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Kevin Gage

Mike Gage

EP
Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña

Toni Gage

BH
Brett Harrelson

Linda Cardellini

Genevieve Gage

TS
Tucker Smallwood

TS
Tucker Smallwood

Captain Churchill Robbins

IC
Ivonne Coll

IC
Ivonne Coll

Rose Stravelli

DS
Dee Snider

AR
Amal Rhoe

Robert LaSardo

Matt Myers

AS
Archie Smith

Elderly Man

JM
Jillian McWhirter

Carol Anne Chalmers-Perez

LW
Leslie Wing

Madeline Roth

XC
Xanthe Cook

Kelly Roth

BC
Barbara Champion

Sunny MacIntosh

AC
Andrew Cooper

Victim Bob

Details

Directed by
John Pieplow
Written by
Dee Snider
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.1 · 8,552 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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