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Clownhouse

1989 · 81 min · Director: Victor Salva ★ IMDb 5.4 · 5,721 ratings

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Just before Halloween, three young brothers alone in a big house are menaced by three escaped mental patients who have murdered some traveling circus clowns and taken their identities.

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Clownhouse (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 45%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear45%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Fear

Tension
Fear
Sympathy
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 6′Sympathy35 %26 %16 %32 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Sympathy42 %37 %26 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Tension49 %46 %35 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Tension48 %41 %34 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Sympathy51 %40 %37 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Tension56 %50 %47 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Tension50 %48 %43 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Humor46 %43 %38 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Tension54 %53 %46 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Tension64 %63 %55 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Tension65 %63 %54 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Tension59 %57 %45 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Tension56 %55 %41 %37 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Tension66 %65 %55 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 63′Fear81 %80 %75 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 67′Tension86 %85 %79 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 71′Tension83 %83 %73 %67 %
92.5 %≈ 75′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 79′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

NF
Nathan Forrest Winters

BM
Brian McHugh

BS
Bobby Salem

Booth Barker

AT
Anne Tomin

Marci

Sam Rockwell

Randy Collins

MJ
Michael Jerome West

Lunatic Cheezo (as Tree)

BW
Byron Weible

Lunatic Bippo

DC
David C. Reinecker

Lunatic Dippo

TE
Timothy Enos

Real Cheezo

FD
Frank Diamanti

Real Bippo

KT
Karl-Heinz Teuber

Real Dippo (as Karl Heinz Teuber)

VS
Viletta Skillman

Mother

GB
Gloria Belsky

Fortune Teller

TM
Tom Mottram

Ringmaster

EY
Erika Young

Storekeeper

JW
Jasper Watts

Storekeeper's Assistant (as Russell Jasper Watts)

DE
David E. Gehringer

Balloon Twister

GR
Gail Rouse-Haefke

Mother at Balloon Booth

KH
Kate Haefke

Daughter at Balloon Booth

SU
Sondra Utterback

Melissa

Details

Directed by
Victor Salva
Written by
Victor Salva
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 5,721 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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