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Donner Pass

2012 · 90 min · Director: Elise Robertson, Elise Robertson ★ IMDb 4.5 · 2,476 ratings

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Donner Pass has a well-known and macabre history - the place where George Donner and his party got stuck in the winter of 1846 and were forced to resort to cannibalism to keep from starving. But what if it wasn't just history?

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Donner Pass (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 4.5/10 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
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension74 %64 %43 %66 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Disturbing65 %47 %34 %54 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor43 %24 %14 %22 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity42 %26 %14 %22 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Disturbing52 %37 %22 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor43 %33 %13 %22 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension34 %30 %7 %6 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension36 %32 %8 %5 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension42 %37 %14 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension47 %40 %21 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Humor56 %44 %32 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension73 %66 %56 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension83 %81 %66 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension82 %80 %63 %52 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension80 %78 %63 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension83 %82 %68 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Disturbing91 %88 %78 %76 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Disturbing90 %86 %78 %77 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Tension85 %82 %75 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 88′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

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Desiree Hall

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Erik Stocklin

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Krystal Davis

Details

Directed by
Elise Robertson, Elise Robertson
Written by
R. Scott Adams, Elise Robertson, Mouncey Ferguson, Elise Robertson
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.5 · 2,476 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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