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The Evil Dead

1981 · 85 min · Director: Sam Raimi ★ IMDb 7.3 · 258,560 ratings

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In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

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The Evil Dead (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Disgust 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Disgust. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension38 %35 %28 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension44 %43 %32 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension46 %43 %30 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity50 %41 %31 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Disturbing63 %56 %50 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Tension74 %70 %68 %55 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Fear76 %73 %69 %50 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Tension75 %74 %66 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Fear79 %77 %73 %63 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension84 %80 %76 %74 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Disturbing85 %79 %74 %78 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Disturbing84 %79 %71 %78 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Tension84 %83 %74 %76 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Tension76 %73 %65 %66 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Sadness65 %56 %50 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Fear71 %64 %60 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Tension83 %79 %75 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension86 %81 %78 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Disturbing83 %74 %73 %71 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Fear73 %65 %65 %62 %
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

ES
Ellen Sandweiss

RD
Richard DeManincor

BB
Betsy Baker

TT
Theresa Tilly

PA
Philip A. Gillis

DT
Dorothy Tapert

CG
Cheryl Guttridge

CK
Cheryl Klam

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BC
Barbara Carey

DH
David Horton

WT
Wendall Thomas

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DL
Don Long

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SS
Stu Smith

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KR
Kurt Rauf

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Ted Raimi

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IR
Ivan Raimi

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BV
Bill Vincent

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MB
Mary Beth Tapert

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SS
Scott Spiegel

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JC
John Cameron

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Details

Directed by
Sam Raimi
Written by
Sam Raimi
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 258,560 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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