Dr. Caligari
1989 · 78 min · Director: Stephen Sayadian
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Mrs. Van Houten has shown signs of losing touch with reality, and her husband discusses possible treatment with Dr. Caligari, who says Mrs. Van Houten has a disease of the libido. The staff want Dr. Caligari removed from their facility due to her controversial experiments with electroshock and hypothalamus injections. As Dr. Caligari continues experimenting with her patients, her daughter and son-in-law attempt to stop her.
Emotional fingerprint
Dr. Caligari (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 20%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing35%
- Fear20%
- Humor20%
- Confusion15%
- Awe10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Cast
Mrs. Van Houten
Ramona Lodger
Les Van Houten
Dr. Lodger
Miss Koonce
Scarecrow
Grace Butter
Patient with Extra Hormones
Human Lamp
Cesare
Patient in Strait-Jacket
Screaming Patient
Patient in Bed
Spanish Patient/Baby Man
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Shoe Customer on Video
Details
- Directed by
- Stephen Sayadian
- Written by
- Stephen Sayadian, Jerry Stahl, Jerry Stahl
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1989
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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