The Secret of NIMH
1982 · 83 min · Director: Don Bluth
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A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
Emotional fingerprint
The Secret of NIMH (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Empathy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear30%
- Empathy25%
- Excitement20%
- Hope15%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Empathy, Excitement. Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Adventure. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Empathy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 65 % | 30 % | 58 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Tension | 59 % | 41 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Humor | 54 % | 39 % | 16 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 53 % | 28 % | 18 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 61 % | 43 % | 29 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 73 % | 66 % | 28 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 69 % | 65 % | 23 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 58 % | 51 % | 19 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 53 % | 41 % | 10 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 45 % | 5 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 60 % | 48 % | 10 % | 48 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 40 % | 33 % | 50 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sadness | 71 % | 51 % | 51 % | 55 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 74 % | 68 % | 35 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 73 % | 73 % | 16 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 80 % | 79 % | 29 % | 23 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 88 % | 85 % | 45 % | 21 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 86 % | 69 % | 35 % | 16 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Relief | 78 % | 35 % | 18 % | 12 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
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
Farmer Fitzgibbons (voice)
Councilman 1 (voice)
Councilman 2 (voice)
Councilman 3 (voice)
Billy Fitzgibbons (voice)
Additional voices (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Don Bluth
- Written by
- Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy, Will Finn, Robert C. O'Brien, John Pomeroy
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 1982
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
Where to watch
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