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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

1995 · 95 min · Director: Kim Henkel ★ IMDb 3.4 · 29,386 ratings

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A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Fear
20%Humor
  1. Fear35%
  2. Humor20%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Disturbing, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 3.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Fear

Tension
Disturbing
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 28 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension52 %48 %25 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension63 %61 %30 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension69 %65 %44 %51 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Disturbing69 %61 %53 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension69 %64 %46 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Fear78 %74 %54 %71 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Fear86 %81 %71 %83 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Disturbing89 %84 %80 %84 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Fear89 %83 %81 %83 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Disturbing84 %78 %78 %74 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension83 %78 %77 %71 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing89 %83 %85 %79 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Disturbing90 %83 %88 %79 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Disturbing86 %79 %84 %73 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Disturbing88 %80 %85 %74 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Disturbing91 %85 %86 %83 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Fear86 %80 %78 %76 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Disturbing77 %67 %68 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 93′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

RJ
Robert Jacks

TP
Tonie Perensky

TP
Tonie Perensky

Darla

JS
Joe Stevens

JS
Joe Stevens

W.E.

LM
Lisa Marie Newmyer

LM
Lisa Marie Newmyer

Heather

JH
John Harrison

Sean

TS
Tyler Shea Cone

JG
James Gale

CK
Chris Kilgore

VB
Vince Brock

I'm Not Hurt

SL
Susan Loughran

Jenny's Mother

DL
David Laurence

Jenny's Stepfather

GV
Grayson Victor Schirmacher

Grandfather

JW
Jeanette Wiggins

Woman Eating Chocolates

CN
Carmen Nogales

Girl in Red Dress

LC
Lisa Caraveo

Brenda

LM
Les Martin

Heckler

AW
Adam White

Heckler

BW
Bill Wise

Heckler

Details

Directed by
Kim Henkel
Written by
Kim Henkel
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 3.4 · 29,386 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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