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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971 · 117 min · Director: Robert Stevenson ★ IMDb 7.1 · 43,938 ratings

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Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.

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Emotional fingerprint

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Joy 35%, Awe 20%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Joy
20%Awe
  1. Joy35%
  2. Awe20%
  3. Humor15%
  4. Relief15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Joy, Awe, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Joy, Awe and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Joy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Humor
Curiosity
Joy
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 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriosityJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor37 %32 %23 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity39 %34 %33 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor46 %41 %43 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor48 %36 %41 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Sadness46 %29 %40 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity48 %36 %45 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity48 %43 %46 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Humor48 %41 %39 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Joy49 %34 %36 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity54 %28 %46 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Joy56 %32 %46 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Humor54 %41 %36 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Humor53 %45 %32 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Humor55 %46 %38 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Humor59 %45 %36 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Sadness59 %35 %25 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension60 %25 %28 %11 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Tension64 %23 %31 %15 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Tension64 %20 %20 %27 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Sadness62 %15 %12 %32 %
Icarus

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

Angela Lansbury

Miss Price

Roddy McDowall

Mr. Jelk

JE
John Ericson

BF
Bruce Forsyth

CO
Cindy O'Callaghan

RS
Roy Snart

IW
Ian Weighill

TO
Tessie O'Shea

AG
Arthur Gould-Porter

Capt. Greer

BW
Ben Wrigley

Portobello Rd. Workman

Reginald Owen

Gen. Teagler

Cyril Delevanti

Elderly Farmer

RT
Rick Traeger

German Sergeant

ML
Manfred Lating

German Sergeant

JO
John Orchard

Plaster Vendor

BH
Bob Holt

Codfish (voice)

LW
Lennie Weinrib

Secretary Bird / Lion (voice)

DM
Dal McKennon

Bear (voice)

Details

Directed by
Robert Stevenson
Written by
Mary Norton, Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Ralph Wright, Ted Berman
Type
Animation
Released
1971
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 43,938 ratings
Feels mostly
Joy
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