Nuts
1987 · 116 min · Director: Martin Ritt
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A high-class call girl kills a customer in self-defense. To avoid scandal, her parents try to have her declared mentally incompetent. Not helping matters is that she is very distrustful of everybody, including her court-appointed attorney, and is very disruptive during her court hearings.
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Nuts (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 30%, Tension 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Tension and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 40 % | 37 % | 22 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 48 % | 45 % | 29 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 48 % | 45 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 46 % | 44 % | 31 % | 13 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 46 % | 44 % | 34 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 44 % | 40 % | 32 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 54 % | 48 % | 39 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 69 % | 64 % | 51 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 65 % | 64 % | 49 % | 24 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 59 % | 57 % | 45 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 60 % | 56 % | 48 % | 35 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 61 % | 58 % | 48 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 59 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 80 % | 73 % | 74 % | 58 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Empathy | 69 % | 59 % | 65 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Humor | 60 % | 50 % | 54 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Empathy | 71 % | 60 % | 65 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Empathy | 79 % | 68 % | 74 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Empathy | 78 % | 54 % | 64 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Relief | 80 % | 32 % | 52 % | 22 % |
Man in a hole
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
Saul Kreiglitz
Dr. Johnson
16 year-old Claudia
11 year-old Claudia
Court Reporter
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Details
- Directed by
- Martin Ritt
- Written by
- Darryl Ponicsan, Tom Topor, Alvin Sargent, Alvin Sargent
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anger
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