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The Outsiders

1983 · 91 min · Director: Francis Ford Coppola ★ IMDb 7 · 111,946 ratings

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In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.

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The Outsiders (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 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 Empathy, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Empathy
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension30 %3 %7 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension37 %9 %18 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Empathy39 %17 %29 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension41 %25 %35 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sadness53 %36 %44 %44 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension69 %44 %53 %63 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension68 %41 %54 %62 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Empathy50 %30 %44 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Empathy42 %29 %39 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Sadness48 %34 %42 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension62 %30 %47 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension66 %25 %49 %63 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Empathy62 %37 %53 %50 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Sadness66 %53 %60 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension63 %48 %55 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Empathy59 %32 %43 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Tension66 %33 %40 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Sadness78 %61 %58 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Sadness85 %79 %74 %56 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Sadness82 %74 %75 %29 %
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

C. Thomas Howell

Ponyboy Curtis

Patrick Swayze

Darrel Curtis

Rob Lowe

Sodapop Curtis

GW
Glenn Withrow

GW
Glenn Withrow

Tim Shepard

Diane Lane

Cherry Valance

LG
Leif Garrett

DD
Darren Dalton

Randy Anderson

MM
Michelle Meyrink

Marcia

Tom Waits

Buck Merrill

William Smith

Store Clerk

TH
Tom Hillmann

Greaser in Concession Stand

HW
Hugh Walkinshaw

Soc in Concession Stand

SC
Sofia Coppola

Little Girl

TW
Teresa Wilkerson Hunt

Woman at Fire

LN
Linda Nystedt

Nurse

Details

Written by
Kathleen Rowell, S.E. Hinton
Type
Movies
Released
1983
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 111,946 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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