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Nuts

1987 · 116 min · Director: Martin Ritt ★ IMDb 6.7 · 8,092 ratings

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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

30%Anger
  1. Anger30%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

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

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Empathy
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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 68 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension40 %37 %22 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension48 %45 %29 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension48 %45 %31 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension46 %44 %31 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension46 %44 %34 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension44 %40 %32 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Humor54 %48 %39 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension69 %64 %51 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Tension65 %64 %49 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Tension59 %57 %45 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Tension60 %56 %48 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Tension61 %58 %48 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Tension71 %68 %59 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Empathy80 %73 %74 %58 %
72.5 %≈ 84′Empathy69 %59 %65 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 90′Humor60 %50 %54 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 96′Empathy71 %60 %65 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Empathy79 %68 %74 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 107′Empathy78 %54 %64 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 113′Relief80 %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

Karl Malden

Arthur Kirk

Eli Wallach

Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

Robert Webber

Francis MacMillan

James Whitmore

Judge Stanley Murdoch

Leslie Nielsen

Allen Green

William Prince

Clarence Middleton

Dakin Matthews

Judge Lawrence Block

Paul Benjamin

Harry Harrison

WM
Warren Manzi

Saul Kreiglitz

EH
Elizabeth Hoffman

Dr. Johnson

Castulo Guerra

Dr. Arantes

SB
Stacy Bergman

16 year-old Claudia

HT
Hayley Taylor

11 year-old Claudia

MR
Matt Riivald

Court Reporter

JW
John Wesley

Holding Cell Guard

SC
Sarina C. Grant

Cell Woman #1

TF
Tyra Ferrell

Cell Woman #2

Details

Directed by
Martin Ritt
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 8,092 ratings
Feels mostly
Anger
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