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Fatal Attraction

1987 · 119 min · Director: Adrian Lyne ★ IMDb 6.9 · 113,469 ratings

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Happily married New York lawyer Dan Gallagher has an affair with his colleague Alex, and the two enjoy a love weekend while Dan's wife and kid are away. But Alex will not let go of him, and she will stop at nothing to have him for herself. Just how far will she go to get what she wants?

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Fatal Attraction (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Fear 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Fear
  1. Fear25%
  2. Anger10%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Fear, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Anxiety
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Tension
Anxiety
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 8 %, then rises around 48 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnxietyFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor33 %13 %7 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor32 %19 %9 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor34 %24 %13 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension36 %25 %16 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Humor43 %31 %21 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Tension45 %38 %26 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Tension38 %30 %23 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Humor33 %23 %18 %1 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Humor39 %31 %25 %3 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension51 %46 %39 %13 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Tension58 %54 %46 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Tension51 %49 %41 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Tension48 %45 %38 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Tension57 %56 %49 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Tension66 %65 %56 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Tension74 %71 %63 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Anxiety78 %76 %71 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Tension75 %75 %70 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 110′Tension78 %78 %70 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 116′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Glenn Close

Alexandra "Alex" Forrest

EH
Ellen Hamilton Latzen

Ellen Gallagher

EF
Ellen Foley

Hildy

FG
Fred Gwynne

Arthur

TB
Tom Brennan

Howard Rogerson

Lois Smith

Martha

MN
Mike Nussbaum

Bob Drimmer

JJ
J.J. Johnston

O'Rourke

SC
Sam Coppola

Fuselli

JJ
Justine Johnston

Real Estate Agent

Jane Krakowski

Christine

CF
Christine Farrell

Teacher

MJ
Mary Joy

Teacher

JE
James Eckhouse

Man in Japanese Restaurant

FG
Faith Geer

Nurse

CS
Carol Schneider

Waitress

JD
Judi Durand

Party Guest

Details

Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Written by
James Dearden
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 113,469 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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