A Kiss Before Dying
1991 · 95 min · Director: James Dearden
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Realising his secret girlfriend Dorothy's pregnancy will sour her relations with her ultra-rich father, career-minded Philadelphia student Jonathan Corliss coolly murders her, making it look like suicide. He then moves to New York to woo her twin sister Ellen. All seems to go well for him, although Ellen's continued investigations into what she is convinced was not a suicide forces him to kill again.
Emotional fingerprint
A Kiss Before Dying (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Fear 20%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Fear20%
- Confusion20%
- Sadness15%
- Disturbing15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Fear, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 38 % | 31 % | 35 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Disturbing | 64 % | 49 % | 51 % | 35 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 62 % | 43 % | 49 % | 37 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 36 % | 29 % | 47 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 48 % | 31 % | 59 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 53 % | 41 % | 53 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 52 % | 37 % | 31 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 43 % | 28 % | 23 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 53 % | 45 % | 38 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 66 % | 61 % | 52 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Disturbing | 61 % | 54 % | 44 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 55 % | 50 % | 36 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 64 % | 61 % | 47 % | 52 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 70 % | 67 % | 52 % | 62 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Curiosity | 72 % | 69 % | 45 % | 66 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 76 % | 73 % | 47 % | 70 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 82 % | 80 % | 61 % | 67 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Disturbing | 90 % | 87 % | 78 % | 49 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 93 % | 91 % | 86 % | 32 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Icarus
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
Waitress
Susie
Terry Dieter
Landlady
Lecturer
Shoe Saleslady
Details
- Directed by
- James Dearden
- Written by
- James Dearden, Ira Levin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
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