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White Hunter Black Heart

1990 · 112 min · Director: Clint Eastwood ★ IMDb 6.5 · 14,508 ratings

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The world famous movie Director John Wilson (Clint Eastwood) has gone to Africa to make his next movie. He is an obstinate, contrary director who'd rather hunt elephants than take care of his crew or movie. He has become obsessed with one particular elephant and cares for nothing else.

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White Hunter Black Heart (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Awe. Genres: Drama, Adventure. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Awe

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Awe
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityAwe
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity37 %18 %38 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity38 %25 %36 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor40 %23 %32 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor44 %18 %31 %4 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity43 %23 %36 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity44 %35 %39 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Tension56 %51 %33 %6 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Tension61 %53 %28 %3 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity48 %34 %32 %3 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity39 %28 %38 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Tension41 %35 %38 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity51 %40 %36 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Awe66 %50 %33 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Tension64 %56 %31 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Tension54 %51 %30 %4 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Humor53 %48 %29 %3 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Tension57 %55 %34 %6 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Tension71 %63 %33 %9 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Sadness80 %57 %25 %5 %
97.5 %≈ 109′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

Jeff Fahey

Pete Verrill

George Dzundza

Paul Landers

CC
Charlotte Cornwell

Alun Armstrong

Ralph Lockhart

MM
Mel Martin

Mrs. Macgregor

CM
Clive Mantle

Harry

Timothy Spall

Hodkins

CN
Catherine Neilson

Irene Saunders

CA
Conrad Asquith

Ogilvy

Alex Norton

Zibelinsky

ED
Eleanor David

Dorshka

BM
Boy Mathias Chuma

Kivu

MB
Marisa Berenson

Kay Gibson

RV
Richard Vanstone

Phil Duncan

JK
Jamie Koss

Mrs. Duncan

CC
Charlotte Cornwell

Miss Wilding

GH
Geoffrey Hutchings

Squadron Leader Alec Laing

Christopher Fairbank

Tom Harrison

ET
Edward Tudor-Pole

Reissar

RM
Roddy Maude-Roxby

Thompson

Details

Directed by
Clint Eastwood
Written by
James Bridges, Peter Viertel, Burt Kennedy
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 14,508 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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