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The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976 · 135 min · Director: Clint Eastwood ★ IMDb 7.8 · 88,262 ratings

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After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.

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The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Empathy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Empathy, Excitement. Genres: Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Empathy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 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
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then peaks around 18 %, then dips around 38 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness67 %58 %48 %53 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension57 %53 %34 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension61 %57 %34 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension70 %66 %40 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Tension68 %65 %39 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Empathy62 %56 %45 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Sadness51 %41 %44 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 51′Humor50 %39 %36 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Tension56 %46 %36 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Empathy59 %49 %35 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 71′Tension59 %50 %34 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 78′Empathy60 %50 %45 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Tension59 %45 %48 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 91′Humor52 %36 %36 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 98′Tension56 %45 %36 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 105′Tension67 %59 %44 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Relief69 %55 %48 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 118′Tension63 %48 %43 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 125′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 132′Relief60 %30 %50 %50 %
Rags to riches

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

CD
Chief Dan George

PT
Paula Trueman

PT
Paula Trueman

Grandma Sarah

GK
Geraldine Keams

JJ
Joyce Jameson

Rose

SW
Sheb Wooley

Travis Cobb

Royal Dano

Ten Spot

Matt Clark

Kelly

JV
John Verros

Chato

WS
Will Sampson

Ten Bears

WO
William O'Connell

Sim Carstairs

JQ
John Quade

Comanchero Leader

FS
Frank Schofield

Senator Lane

BK
Buck Kartalian

Shopkeeper

LL
Len Lesser

Abe

Details

Directed by
Clint Eastwood
Written by
Clint Eastwood, Michael Cimino, Philip Kaufman, Sonia Chernus, Forrest Carter
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
135 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Western
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 88,262 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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