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The Thirteenth Tale

2013 · 90 min · Director: James Kent ★ IMDb 6.7 · 3,421 ratings

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The story of the residents of Angelfield House and follows ageing novelist Vida Winter, who enlists a young writer to finally tell the story of her life - including her mysterious childhood spent in Angelfield House, which burned to the ground when she was a teenager.

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The Thirteenth Tale (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Tension 25%, Melancholy 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 Curiosity, Tension, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Tension and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Sadness
Tension
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriositySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity36 %37 %2 %14 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity45 %46 %11 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity50 %50 %26 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity49 %46 %29 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity51 %47 %22 %43 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity51 %48 %23 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity45 %42 %25 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension43 %40 %17 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity47 %45 %12 %42 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension53 %50 %15 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity59 %52 %26 %47 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Sadness56 %44 %42 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Sadness50 %42 %38 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity54 %52 %33 %42 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Sadness64 %55 %52 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Sadness75 %58 %62 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity80 %64 %50 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension81 %56 %48 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Tension83 %43 %60 %64 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Sadness82 %33 %70 %38 %
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

Vanessa Redgrave

Vida Winter

JA
Janet Amsden

AB
Alice Barlow

Olivia Colman

Margaret

IB
Isabel Barlow

Robert Pugh

John the Dig

AR
Alexandra Roach

Hester Barrow

Steven Mackintosh

Dr. Clifton

Tom Goodman-Hill

Dr. Mawsley

Sophie Turner

Young Adeline / Vida

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Antonia Clarke

Young Emmeline

MJ
Michael Jibson

Charlie Angelfield

Emily Beecham

Isabelle March

AL
Adam Long

Ambrose Proctor

MP
Madeleine Power

Emmeline / Adeline (Age 9)

JD
Jacqueline Davis

Judith

LH
Lizzie Hopley

Theodora Mawsley

MW
Martin Wimbush

Mr. Peter Lomax

GW
Gordon Winter

Aurelius Love

Details

Directed by
James Kent
Written by
Christopher Hampton, Diane Setterfield
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 3,421 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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