Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990 · 93 min · Director: John Harrison
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
This is really three shorter movies, bound together by a fourth tale in which the other three stories are read. The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tells the story of a "cat from Hell" who cannot be killed and leaves a trail of victims behind it; the third story is about a man who witnesses a bizarre killing and promises never to tell what he saw, and the "in-between" bit is the story of a woman preparing to cook her newspaper boy for supper.
Emotional fingerprint
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Humor 25%, Surprise 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear30%
- Humor25%
- Surprise20%
- Disturbing15%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Humor, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Humor and Surprise. 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
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 22 % | 9 % | 9 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Disturbing | 31 % | 19 % | 23 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Disturbing | 40 % | 31 % | 30 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 45 % | 40 % | 24 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 52 % | 49 % | 27 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 62 % | 60 % | 45 % | 47 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 68 % | 65 % | 57 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 63 % | 60 % | 51 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 59 % | 55 % | 45 % | 39 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 64 % | 60 % | 50 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 64 % | 56 % | 46 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 62 % | 59 % | 44 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 50 % | 45 % | 24 % | 32 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 50 % | 44 % | 17 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 55 % | 50 % | 26 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Love | 60 % | 44 % | 30 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Love | 63 % | 33 % | 18 % | 23 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Love | 67 % | 41 % | 21 % | 29 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 72 % | 61 % | 41 % | 44 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 70 % | 65 % | 45 % | 45 % |
Man in a hole
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
Priest (Wraparound Story)
Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Museum Director (segment "Lot 249")
Cabbie (segment "Lot 249")
Cabbie (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Amanda (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Jer (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
Details
- Directed by
- John Harrison
- Written by
- Stephen King, Arthur Conan Doyle, George A. Romero, Michael McDowell
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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