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The Phantom of the Opera

1989 · 93 min · Director: Dwight H. Little ★ IMDb 5.5 · 4,991 ratings

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In New York, the Julliard student Christine Day meets her friend Meg in the library where she works and she shows a piece of music from the unknown author Erik Destler that she has found on the shelf. Christine decides to use the music in her audition on the next day for a role in a version of Faust in the New York Opera. During the audition, there is an accident on the stage and Christina faints. She relives her past life in the 19th century in London, when she is an aspirant opera singer and becomes the protégée of the Phantom of the London Opera House. The Phantom is the unknown composer Erik Destler who makes a pact with the devil in order to the world would love his music. In return, the devil destroys his face and tells him that he would never be loved by anyone and would be disfigured forever. After a tragic ending, Christine awakes in the present day and has a great surprise when she is introduced to the producer of the opera.

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The Phantom of the Opera (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Love 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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25%Love
  1. Fear30%
  2. Love25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Love, Disturbing. Genres: Drama, Horror, Music. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Surprise

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Tension
Fear
Surprise
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSurprise
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity45 %20 %9 %19 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity45 %27 %16 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity50 %42 %29 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension53 %51 %35 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension55 %50 %36 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Disturbing55 %46 %34 %32 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity46 %38 %23 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Disturbing47 %42 %26 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Tension56 %54 %40 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Tension55 %53 %37 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity55 %50 %33 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Disturbing60 %55 %39 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension59 %57 %38 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension59 %59 %39 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension66 %66 %51 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Tension72 %72 %60 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Tension71 %68 %56 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Surprise69 %63 %50 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Tension71 %67 %54 %57 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

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

AH
Alex Hyde-White

AH
Alex Hyde-White

Richard Dutton

Bill Nighy

Martin Barton

SL
Stephanie Lawrence

La Carlotta

TH
Terence Harvey

Insp. Hawkins

NL
Nathan Lewis

Davies

PC
Peter Clapham

Harrison

Molly Shannon

Meg (New York)

ER
Emma Rawson

Meg (London)

MR
Mark Ryan

Mott

JM
Jaclyn Mendoza

Maddie

RH
Robin Hunter

Roland

DL
Dobák Lajos

Maitre d'

Details

Directed by
Dwight H. Little
Written by
Gaston Leroux, Gerry O'Hara, Duke Sandefur
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom, Hungary
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 4,991 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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