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The Living End

1992 · 85 min · Director: Gregg Araki ★ IMDb 6.6 · 4,824 ratings

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Luke is a gay hustler. Jon is a movie critic. Both are HIV positive. They go on a hedonistic, dangerous journey, their motto "Fuck the world".

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The Living End (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 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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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

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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 peaks around 33 %, then dips around 53 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness63 %45 %27 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor58 %27 %26 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor56 %23 %35 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension60 %24 %45 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor57 %24 %34 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Empathy64 %33 %36 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Disturbing74 %36 %60 %51 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Tension70 %36 %65 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Tension63 %30 %56 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension56 %19 %49 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Humor50 %20 %36 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Humor54 %31 %34 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Disturbing66 %44 %53 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Disturbing71 %54 %56 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Sadness66 %55 %43 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Sadness68 %54 %51 %55 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Tension77 %61 %71 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Sadness85 %73 %80 %68 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Tension90 %78 %87 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 83′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

MD
Mike Dytri

CG
Craig Gilmore

CG
Craig Gilmore

Jon

MF
Mark Finch

JW
Johanna Went

Fern

DM
Darcy Marta

Darcy

SG
Scott Goetz

Peter

BV
Brett Vail

Ken

ND
Nicole Dillenberg

Barbie

SH
Stephen Holman

7-11 Couple

MS
Magie Song

7-11 Couple

PL
Peter Lanigan

Three Stooges

JG
Jon Gerrans

Three Stooges

JK
Jack Kofman

Three Stooges

CM
Chris Mabli

Melrose NeoNazi

MN
Michael Now

Tarzan

MH
Michael Haynes

Jane

PG
Peter Gramé

Gus

CL
Craig Lee

Ralphs Couple

TC
Torie Chickering

Ralphs Couple

Details

Directed by
Gregg Araki
Written by
Gregg Araki
Type
Movies
Released
1992
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 4,824 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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