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Sleepy Hollow

1999 · 105 min · Director: Tim Burton ★ IMDb 7.3 · 418,638 ratings

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The curse of The Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken) is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and his new world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best forgotten and now reawakened, and he too, holding a dark secret of a past once gone.

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Sleepy Hollow (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Awe 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe25%
  2. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Awe, Tension. Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Awe and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity53 %42 %52 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity51 %38 %55 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity55 %41 %55 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Fear61 %49 %51 %44 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity61 %48 %55 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity58 %39 %58 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity56 %36 %51 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Fear63 %53 %51 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension68 %65 %59 %57 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity71 %68 %53 %59 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension73 %61 %36 %55 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Sadness66 %46 %44 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity63 %44 %59 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Sadness66 %55 %54 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension73 %64 %51 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sadness75 %64 %59 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension79 %71 %51 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Tension79 %74 %27 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Relief72 %62 %15 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

Miranda Richardson

Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch

Michael Gambon

Baltus Van Tassel

Casper Van Dien

Brom Van Brunt

Jeffrey Jones

Reverend Steenwyck

Richard Griffiths

Bürgermeister Phillipse

Ian McDiarmid

Dr. Lancaster

Michael Gough

Notary Hardenbrook

Christopher Walken

Hessian Horseman

MP
Marc Pickering

Young Masbath

LM
Lisa Marie

Lady Crane

Claire Skinner

Beth Killian

Christopher Lee

Burgomaster

Alun Armstrong

High Constable

MS
Mark Spalding

Jonathan Masbath

JO
Jessica Oyelowo

Sarah

PG
Peter Guinness

Lord Crane

TM
Tony Maudsley

Van Ripper

Details

Directed by
Tim Burton
Written by
Andrew Kevin Walker, Kevin Yagher, Washington Irving
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 418,638 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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