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The Haunting

1999 · 113 min · Director: Jan de Bont ★ IMDb 5.1 · 85,755 ratings

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A remake of the classic 1963 movie "The Haunting" about a team of paranormal experts who look into strange occurrences in an ill-fated house. Through the course of the night some will unravel, some will question, and all will fight for their lives as the house fights back.

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The Haunting (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 5.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
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 dips around 18 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness47 %33 %6 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity47 %34 %13 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity48 %36 %21 %50 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity46 %33 %21 %43 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity46 %32 %23 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension56 %47 %39 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Tension65 %62 %55 %42 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Tension66 %64 %57 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Tension62 %58 %47 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity62 %54 %38 %56 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity64 %54 %38 %60 %
57.5 %≈ 65′Tension65 %58 %45 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Tension72 %67 %57 %55 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Fear80 %76 %69 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 82′Tension83 %82 %74 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Tension85 %84 %78 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 93′Tension88 %86 %82 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 99′Tension88 %83 %78 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Relief85 %74 %69 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 110′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

Bruce Dern

Mr. Dudley

Marian Seldes

Mrs. Dudley

AK
Alix Koromzay

Mary Lambetta

TF
Todd Field

Todd Hackett

MC
Michael Cavanaugh

Dr. Malcolm Keogh

TI
Tom Irwin

Lou

CG
Charles Gunning

Hugh Crain

SP
Saul Priever

Ritchie

M.C. Gainey

Large Man

HE
Hadley Eure

Carolyn Crain

Kd
Kadina de Elejalde

Rene Crain

AB
Alessandra Benjamin

Psych Patient #1

KS
Karen S. Gregan

Psych Patient #2

BJ
Brandon Jarrett

Psych Patient #3

MM
Mary McNeal

Psych Patient #4

Details

Directed by
Jan de Bont
Written by
David Self, Shirley Jackson
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.1 · 85,755 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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