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Project X

1987 · 108 min · Director: Jonathan Kaplan ★ IMDb 6.2 · 12,396 ratings

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A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious "Project X". Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.

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Project X (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Inspiration. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Empathy
Tension
Sadness
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness33 %27 %18 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy44 %41 %20 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness54 %49 %24 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor50 %36 %21 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor45 %33 %14 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Empathy49 %45 %9 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Empathy50 %49 %10 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Empathy49 %44 %26 %4 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Tension63 %55 %51 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Sadness74 %69 %58 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Empathy66 %64 %49 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Empathy63 %59 %50 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Empathy69 %63 %63 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Tension70 %58 %69 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension70 %48 %70 %15 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension79 %53 %77 %14 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Relief83 %59 %80 %14 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Tension80 %57 %76 %10 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Relief82 %60 %75 %13 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

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Willie

William Sadler

Dr. Carroll

JR
Johnny Ray McGhee

Robertson

JS
Jonathan Stark

Sergeant Krieger

RG
Robin Gammell

Colonel Niles

Jean Smart

Dr. Criswell

CB
Chuck Bennett

General Claybourne

Daniel Roebuck

Hadfield

MH
Mark Harden

Airman Lewis

DW
Duncan Wilmore

Major Duncan

MJ
Marvin Johnson

Cellmate

M'
Marvin 'Swede' Johnson

Senator

Harry Northup

Congressman

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Michael Eric Kramer

Lieutenant Voeks

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Reed R. McCants

Lieutenant Frohman

WC
Ward Costello

Price

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Jackson Sleet

Tavel

LA
Lance August

Cochran

Details

Directed by
Jonathan Kaplan
Written by
Lawrence Lasker, Stanley Weiser
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 12,396 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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