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Christine

1983 · 110 min · Director: John Carpenter ★ IMDb 6.8 · 104,633 ratings

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Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.

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Christine (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Fear 25%, Tension 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 Anxiety, Fear, Tension. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Disturbing
Sadness
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension43 %40 %18 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension51 %49 %24 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension46 %42 %26 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Disturbing40 %31 %25 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Humor43 %28 %25 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Disturbing48 %34 %30 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension50 %44 %30 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Tension55 %53 %38 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Tension63 %59 %50 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Tension65 %60 %52 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
62.5 %≈ 69′Tension60 %60 %40 %17 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension60 %60 %36 %14 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension57 %55 %39 %13 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Disturbing63 %57 %54 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Tension69 %66 %55 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Tension72 %72 %43 %10 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 107′Sadness50 %10 %10 %45 %

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Cast

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John Stockwell

Dennis Guilder

Robert Prosky

Will Darnell

Harry Dean Stanton

Rudolph Junkins

CB
Christine Belford

WO
William Ostrander

MD
Malcolm Danare

MD
Malcolm Danare

Moochie Welch

ST
Steven Tash

Richard Trelawney

SC
Stuart Charno

Don Vandenberg

Kelly Preston

Roseanne

MP
Marc Poppel

Chuck

RD
Robert Darnell

Michael Cunningham

DW
Douglas Warhit

Bemis

RC
Richard Collier

Pepper Boyd

Bruce French

Mr. Smith

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Keri Montgomery

Ellie

JB
Jan Burrell

Librarian

Details

Directed by
John Carpenter
Written by
Stephen King, Bill Phillips
Type
Movies
Released
1983
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 104,633 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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