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Marathon Man

1976 · 126 min · Director: John Schlesinger ★ IMDb 7.4 · 76,813 ratings

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A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

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Marathon Man (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 30%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Fear
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then peaks around 63 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor38 %28 %17 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension38 %26 %19 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Humor34 %21 %15 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Sadness35 %23 %15 %7 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
27.5 %≈ 35′Tension43 %30 %13 %12 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Humor49 %24 %11 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Sadness50 %30 %18 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Tension49 %44 %25 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 60′Tension55 %54 %29 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Tension68 %64 %43 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Disturbing81 %75 %69 %64 %
62.5 %≈ 79′Disturbing88 %81 %83 %73 %
67.5 %≈ 85′Tension85 %83 %73 %73 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Tension76 %76 %49 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 98′Tension73 %73 %38 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 104′Tension75 %75 %43 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 110′Tension76 %76 %53 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 117′Tension82 %82 %67 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 123′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

FW
Fritz Weaver

Professor Biesenthal

JW
James Wing Woo

LG
Lou Gilbert

JM
Jacques Marin

LeClerc

AJ
Allen Joseph

Babe's Father

TG
Tito Goya

Melendez

BD
Ben Dova

Szell's Brother

ND
Nicole Deslauriers

Nicole

LP
Lotte Palfi Andor

Old Lady on 47th Street

LP
Lionel Pina

Street Gang

C
Church

Street Gang

T
Tricoche

Street Gang

JT
Jamie Tirelli

Street Gang

Details

Directed by
John Schlesinger
Written by
William Goldman
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 76,813 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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