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Return of the Jedi

1983 · 132 min · Director: Richard Marquand ★ IMDb 8.3 · 1,227,439 ratings

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Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.

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Return of the Jedi (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Hope 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope25%
  2. Relief10%
  3. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Hope, Tension. Genres: Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Hope and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 8.3/10 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
  • Sadness
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Love

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Sadness
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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 peaks around 28 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension53 %52 %3 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension59 %56 %8 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension65 %63 %11 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Tension69 %66 %11 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Tension71 %69 %8 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Tension75 %59 %24 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Sadness71 %40 %50 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Sadness61 %43 %40 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Tension59 %55 %15 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Tension57 %53 %6 %13 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Humor56 %46 %5 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Relief61 %45 %19 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Love64 %46 %33 %18 %
67.5 %≈ 89′Tension65 %56 %20 %9 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Tension75 %74 %13 %4 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Tension81 %80 %19 %6 %
82.5 %≈ 109′Tension81 %79 %23 %15 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Tension85 %76 %40 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 122′Relief87 %67 %62 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 129′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

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

SS
Sebastian Shaw

DP
David Prowse

Darth Vader

Alec Guinness

Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

KB
Kenny Baker

R2-D2 / Paploo

MP
Michael Pennington

Moff Jerjerrod

Kenneth Colley

Admiral Piett

MC
Michael Carter

Bib Fortuna

DL
Denis Lawson

Wedge

TR
Tim Rose

Admiral Ackbar

Dermot Crowley

General Madine

CB
Caroline Blakiston

Mon Mothma

Details

Directed by
Richard Marquand
Type
Movies
Released
1983
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.3 · 1,227,439 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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