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An American Werewolf in London

1981 · 97 min · Director: John Landis ★ IMDb 7.5 · 137,266 ratings

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American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body.

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An American Werewolf in London (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Humor 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Fear
25%Humor
20%Tension
  1. Fear35%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Tension20%
  4. Surprise10%
  5. Disturbing10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Humor and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Fear
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor36 %16 %5 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor46 %31 %15 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension64 %57 %44 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Fear76 %67 %58 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Sadness67 %50 %36 %48 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness57 %45 %29 %42 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension62 %55 %45 %37 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Sadness66 %49 %41 %37 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Love61 %38 %28 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension59 %47 %29 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension56 %54 %30 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension58 %55 %38 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension73 %69 %59 %12 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension77 %65 %57 %13 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Humor67 %47 %34 %16 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Humor65 %51 %28 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Tension69 %62 %32 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Sadness77 %69 %47 %47 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Tension84 %77 %63 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Sadness81 %75 %58 %48 %
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

DN
David Naughton

JA
Jenny Agutter

Griffin Dunne

Jack Goodman

GD
Griffin Dunne

Jenny Agutter

Nurse Alex Price

JW
John Woodvine

DM
Don McKillop

BG
Brian Glover

DS
David Schofield

David Schofield

Dart Player

LK
Lila Kaye

Rik Mayall

SB
Sean Baker

SB
Sean Baker

Second Dart Player

Frank Oz

Mr. Collins

PK
Paul Kember

Sergeant McManus

JB
Joe Belcher

Truck Driver

PR
Paddy Ryan

First Werewolf

AD
Anne-Marie Davies

Nurse Susan Gallagher

CF
Colin Fernandes

Benjamin

AM
Albert Moses

Hospital Porter

MB
Michele Brisigotti

Rachel Kessler

MF
Mark Fisher

Max Kessler

GS
Gordon Sterne

Mr. Kessler

Details

Directed by
John Landis
Written by
John Landis
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
97 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 137,266 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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