The Crucible
1996 · 123 min · Director: Nicholas Hytner
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A small group of teen girls in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts caught in an innocent conjuring of love potions to catch young men are forced to tell lies that Satan had invaded them and forced them to participate in the rites and are then forced to name those involved. Thrown into the mix are greedy preachers and other major landowners trying to steal others' land and one young woman infatuated with a married man and determined to get rid of his innocent wife. Arthur Miller wrote the events and the subsequent trials where those who demanded their innocence were executed, those who would not name names were incarcerated and tortured, and those who admitted their guilt were immediately freed as a parable of the Congressional Communist witch hunts led by Senator Joe McCarthy in 1950's America.
Emotional fingerprint
The Crucible (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Sadness 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Sadness, Anger. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Sadness and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 62 % | 60 % | 27 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 60 % | 56 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 56 % | 51 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 53 % | 49 % | 26 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 58 % | 55 % | 28 % | 28 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 60 % | 56 % | 35 % | 34 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 60 % | 56 % | 38 % | 33 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 66 % | 65 % | 40 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 70 % | 70 % | 43 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 72 % | 72 % | 49 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 74 % | 74 % | 56 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 71 % | 71 % | 53 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 75 % | 75 % | 50 % | 52 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 81 % | 81 % | 53 % | 50 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 84 % | 84 % | 55 % | 49 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 88 % | 85 % | 64 % | 70 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Disturbing | 90 % | 79 % | 76 % | 73 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Sadness | 90 % | 74 % | 85 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Empathy | 90 % | 73 % | 85 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Sadness | 90 % | 65 % | 82 % | 40 % |
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
Mary Warren
Judge Hathorne
Betty Parris
Francis Nurse
Ezekiel Cheever
Details
- Directed by
- Nicholas Hytner
- Written by
- Arthur Miller
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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