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Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981 · 115 min · Director: Steven Spielberg ★ IMDb 8.4 · 1,123,973 ratings

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When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 38%, Tension 25%, Anticipation 17%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

38%Excitement
25%Tension
17%Anticipation
  1. Excitement38%
  2. Tension25%
  3. Anticipation17%
  4. Humor10%
  5. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anticipation. Genres: Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Anticipation. Its IMDb rating of 8.4/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Humor

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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 68 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension68 %68 %35 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension66 %63 %35 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity59 %44 %48 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity57 %34 %53 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension63 %45 %38 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension61 %55 %30 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity59 %55 %33 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Tension64 %52 %35 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity65 %49 %39 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Tension63 %55 %38 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Tension56 %56 %33 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Tension55 %55 %24 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 72′Tension70 %70 %16 %51 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Tension75 %74 %18 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Relief65 %50 %18 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 89′Relief60 %33 %14 %14 %
82.5 %≈ 95′Tension61 %46 %25 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 101′Tension65 %63 %45 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 106′Tension63 %54 %46 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 112′Humor53 %35 %37 %23 %
Rags to riches

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

Harrison Ford

Karen Allen

Paul Freeman

JR
John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Sallah

RL
Ronald Lacey

Wolf Kahler

AH
Anthony Higgins

Denholm Elliott

Alfred Molina

VT
Vic Tablian

DF
Don Fellows

Col. Musgrove

William Hootkins

Major Eaton

GH
George Harris

Katanga

FS
Fred Sorenson

Jock

AC
Anthony Chinn

Mohan

ET
Eddie Tagoe

Messenger Pirate

BR
Bill Reimbold

Bureaucrat

PD
Patrick Durkin

Australian Climber

MS
Matthew Scurfield

2nd. Nazi

MW
Malcolm Weaver

Ratty Nepalese

Details

Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.4 · 1,123,973 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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