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Excalibur

1981 · 141 min · Director: John Boorman ★ IMDb 7.3 · 75,194 ratings

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A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately, his death.

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Excalibur (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Excitement 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Excitement, Tension. Genres: Fantasy, Adventure. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Excitement and Tension. 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
  • Sadness
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sadness
Hope
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 dips around 48 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessHope
2.5 %≈ 4′Awe62 %48 %8 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Tension65 %59 %23 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Tension66 %60 %38 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Hope64 %49 %29 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 32′Awe65 %48 %13 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 39′Hope65 %53 %6 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 46′Love63 %51 %15 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 53′Hope64 %45 %29 %46 %
42.5 %≈ 60′Hope57 %33 %24 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 67′Hope54 %38 %19 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 74′Tension64 %55 %32 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 81′Sadness69 %57 %48 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 88′Sadness69 %59 %54 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 95′Tension71 %64 %58 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 102′Sadness75 %68 %64 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 109′Sadness79 %61 %61 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 116′Hope76 %49 %43 %57 %
87.5 %≈ 123′Hope74 %57 %40 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 130′Sadness75 %60 %60 %44 %
97.5 %≈ 137′Sadness72 %40 %67 %43 %
Cinderella

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

NT
Nigel Terry

King Arthur

PG
Paul Geoffrey

RA
Robert Addie

Corin Redgrave

Cornwall

Liam Neeson

Gawain

Patrick Stewart

Leondegrance

CS
Clive Swift

Ector

LO
Liam O'Callaghan

Sadok

MM
Michael Muldoon

Astamor

CB
Charley Boorman

Boy Mordred

BB
Brid Brennan

Lady in Waiting

Details

Directed by
John Boorman
Written by
John Boorman, Rospo Pallenberg, Thomas Malory
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
141 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 75,194 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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