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Dolly Dearest

1991 · 93 min · Director: Maria Lease ★ IMDb 4.8 · 3,831 ratings

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An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a Sanzian grave and the toys come into possession of an old, malicious spirit.

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Dolly Dearest (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Disturbing, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 4.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity21 %3 %0 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity24 %8 %3 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity34 %22 %14 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity43 %38 %28 %27 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Disturbing48 %45 %34 %37 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension46 %45 %33 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension44 %44 %30 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Tension48 %47 %34 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Disturbing53 %46 %33 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity51 %37 %25 %27 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity49 %36 %25 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Humor51 %42 %34 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity57 %51 %44 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension60 %57 %47 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension60 %59 %47 %47 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Disturbing67 %64 %56 %57 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Tension77 %75 %69 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension84 %82 %76 %67 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Tension86 %84 %78 %64 %
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

CD
Chris Demetral

Jimmy Wade

CH
Candace Hutson

Jessica Wade

ER
Enrique Renaldo

Estrella

AM
Alma Martinez

Alva

WG
Will Gotay

Luis

RV
Renée Victor

Nun at the Convent

LC
Luis Cortez

Peter

JG
Jaime Gomez

Hector

BA
Brass Adams

Bob Larabe

EG
Ed Gale

The Doll (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Maria Lease
Written by
Maria Lease, Rod Nave, Peter Sutcliffe
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.8 · 3,831 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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