The Amityville Horror
1979 · 118 min · Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.
Emotional fingerprint
The Amityville Horror (1979) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear40%
- Anxiety25%
- Tension20%
- Disturbing10%
- Surprise5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Disturbing | 58 % | 48 % | 33 % | 57 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Disturbing | 51 % | 44 % | 30 % | 45 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 46 % | 44 % | 30 % | 33 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 45 % | 36 % | 23 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 25 % | 14 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 39 % | 26 % | 13 % | 14 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 41 % | 38 % | 21 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 55 % | 54 % | 40 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 60 % | 59 % | 44 % | 36 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 57 % | 55 % | 40 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 59 % | 57 % | 46 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 57 % | 57 % | 45 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 55 % | 54 % | 39 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 60 % | 56 % | 44 % | 51 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 70 % | 64 % | 56 % | 57 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sympathy | 75 % | 69 % | 63 % | 59 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Tension | 66 % | 63 % | 51 % | 48 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 59 % | 45 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Tension | 75 % | 73 % | 63 % | 38 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Tension | 83 % | 80 % | 72 % | 35 % |
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
Aunt Helena
Jimmy
Details
- Directed by
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Written by
- Sandor Stern, Jay Anson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1979
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Horror
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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