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The Crush

1993 · 89 min · Director: Alan Shapiro ★ IMDb 5.9 · 23,914 ratings

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Nick Eliot, a 28-year-old newspaper reporter, moves into the guest house of the Forresters. Everything goes fine until he meets 14-year-old Adrienne, the Forresters' only child. When she develops a crush and is rebuffed, she retaliates with vengeance.

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The Crush (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Curiosity
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 68 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity25 %10 %3 %21 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity30 %15 %6 %27 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity35 %19 %11 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor37 %21 %15 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity39 %26 %18 %32 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Humor39 %29 %18 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension36 %30 %17 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity34 %30 %17 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension42 %36 %30 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Disturbing54 %49 %41 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension56 %53 %38 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension50 %47 %32 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension53 %49 %37 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 60′Tension68 %65 %53 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension79 %75 %67 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 69′Tension80 %76 %71 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Tension82 %79 %72 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 78′Tension86 %83 %75 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 82′Tension86 %82 %73 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 87′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

Alicia Silverstone

Adrian Forrester

JR
Jennifer Rubin

Amy Maddik

Kurtwood Smith

Cliff Forrester

AB
Amber Benson

Cheyenne

GW
Gwynyth Walsh

Liv Forrester

DH
Deborah Hancock

Samantha

BE
Beverley Elliott

Tex Murphy

Andrew Airlie

Dr. Pollard

SP
Sheila Paterson

Mrs. Tinkerman

BC
Brent Chapman

Steven Tinkerman

JK
James Kidnie

Attorney

Doug Abrahams

Hospital Room Cop

Details

Directed by
Alan Shapiro
Written by
Alan Shapiro
Type
Movies
Released
1993
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 23,914 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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