Appointment with Death
1988 · 102 min · Director: Michael Winner
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Emily Boynton (Piper Laurie), stepmother to the three Boynton children, and mother to Ginevra (Amber Bezer), blackmails the family lawyer, Jefferson Cope (David Soul), into destroying the second will of her late husband, which would have freed the childern from her dominating influence. She takes herself and the children on vacation to Europe and the Holy Land. In Jerusalem, Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) meets up with a woman friend, Dr. Sarah King (Jenny Seagrove), who falls in love with Raymond Boynton (John Terleskey) to Emily's disapproval. Lady Westholme (Lauren Bacall), her secretary, and Cope are following them too. The children learn about the second will, and Emily succeeds in rubbing the rest the wrong way, causing much hatred towards her. At a dig, everybody wonders about the camp, and Emily is found dead, poisoned. Poirot investigates.
Emotional fingerprint
Appointment with Death (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Curiosity30%
- Tension25%
- Anxiety20%
- Surprise15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Emotional journey
- Curiosity
- Tension
- Surprise
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Surprise
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Curiosity | Tension | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 53 % | 43 % | 47 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 39 % | 35 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 35 % | 33 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sympathy | 50 % | 38 % | 44 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 49 % | 38 % | 43 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 34 % | 30 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sympathy | 39 % | 33 % | 24 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 36 % | 28 % | 25 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Surprise | 56 % | 49 % | 41 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 60 % | 48 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 61 % | 41 % | 23 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 60 % | 39 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 60 % | 44 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 60 % | 48 % | 18 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 61 % | 50 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 64 % | 54 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 66 % | 51 % | 39 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 69 % | 50 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 60 % | 50 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Surprise | 60 % | 43 % | 43 % | 45 % |
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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
Carol Boynton
Ginevra Boynton
Captain Rogers
Healey
Lord Peel
Hassan
Tourist Guide
Italian Policeman
Arab Vendor
Details
- Directed by
- Michael Winner
- Written by
- Agatha Christie, Michael Winner, Anthony Shaffer, Peter Buckman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Curiosity
- Data updated
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