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The Man in the Iron Mask

1998 · 132 min · Director: Randall Wallace ★ IMDb 6.5 · 193,045 ratings

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Paris is starving, but the King of France is more interested in money and bedding women. When a young soldier dies for the sake of a shag, Aramis, Athos and Porthos band together with a plan to replace the king. Unknown to many, there is a 2nd king, a twin, hidden at birth, then imprisoned for 6 years behind an iron mask. All that remains now is D'Artagnan, will he stand against his long time friends, or do what is best for his country?

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The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Excitement 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger20%
  2. Love15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Excitement, Anger. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Excitement and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
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 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity39 %19 %9 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity39 %28 %14 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension41 %37 %27 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Empathy52 %46 %44 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Sadness64 %55 %52 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Tension65 %60 %43 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity64 %52 %46 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Empathy65 %42 %58 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity64 %45 %58 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Sadness62 %42 %56 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Hope66 %39 %60 %49 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Sadness70 %55 %56 %47 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Tension69 %65 %47 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 89′Hope71 %67 %46 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Tension79 %76 %55 %47 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Tension83 %80 %57 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 109′Tension85 %84 %56 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Tension89 %74 %69 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 122′Sadness89 %51 %80 %71 %
97.5 %≈ 129′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

Gabriel Byrne

D'Artagnan

AP
Anne Parillaud

Queen Mother Anne

JG
Judith Godrèche

Christine

EA
Edward Atterton

Lt. Andre

Hugh Laurie

King's Advisor

DL
David Lowe

King's Advisor

BB
Brigitte Boucher

Madame Rotund

KB
Karine Belly

Wench

EG
Emmanuel Guttierez

King's Friend

CE
Christian Erickson

Ballroom Guard

FM
François Montagut

Blond Musketeer

AW
Andrew Wallace

Peasant Boy

CA
Cécile Auclert

Serving Woman

SB
Sonia Backers

Serving Woman

VN
Vincent Nemeth

Customer

Details

Directed by
Randall Wallace
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
132 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 193,045 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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