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Shadows and Fog

1991 · 85 min · Director: Woody Allen ★ IMDb 6.7 · 19,229 ratings

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A small and insignificant bookkeeper, Kleinman, is awoken one night by his neighbors who wants his help to track down a strangler who has been killing people all over town. The citizens form vigilance committees, but when Kleinman has dressed, his neighbors have disappeared. Meanwhile a circus has come to town. Irmy and Paul are two of the artists. After a fight, Irmy leaves the circus in the middle of the night. Eventually she meets Kleinman, scared and alone.

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Emotional fingerprint

Shadows and Fog (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Confusion 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Fear10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Tension. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Humor
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Humor
Fear
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 57 %, then peaks around 73 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionHumorFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension63 %63 %27 %50 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension58 %51 %29 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sadness50 %35 %34 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor53 %41 %39 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension60 %46 %45 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor64 %41 %53 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Tension65 %52 %48 %48 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Fear59 %55 %39 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Humor51 %48 %39 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension50 %43 %41 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Humor49 %29 %40 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Sadness49 %28 %39 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Humor55 %48 %44 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Tension68 %66 %41 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Tension70 %66 %35 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Humor57 %46 %35 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Sadness56 %40 %29 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension63 %54 %28 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Humor57 %45 %33 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Hope53 %25 %28 %15 %
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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

MK
Michael Kirby

John Cusack

Student Jack

Madonna

Marie

Kathy Bates

Prostitute

Jodie Foster

Prostitute

Lily Tomlin

Prostitute

AL
Anne Lange

Prostitute

Kenneth Mars

Magician

FG
Fred Gwynne

Hacker's Follower

Philip Bosco

Mr. Paulsen

Robert Joy

Spiro's Assistant

Wallace Shawn

Simon Carr

Kurtwood Smith

Vogel's Follower

Josef Sommer

Priest

Details

Directed by
Woody Allen
Written by
Woody Allen
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 19,229 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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