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Phantom of the Paradise

1974 · 92 min · Director: Brian De Palma ★ IMDb 7.3 · 26,858 ratings

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Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.

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Phantom of the Paradise (1974) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Humor 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Disturbing. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Disturbing. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Tension
Disturbing
Curiosity
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity52 %25 %22 %47 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Disturbing51 %33 %30 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity47 %38 %24 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity50 %43 %29 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Disturbing59 %50 %47 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension64 %60 %46 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity59 %54 %44 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension58 %53 %46 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor55 %49 %40 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension56 %51 %38 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Tension62 %60 %44 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
67.5 %≈ 62′Tension78 %70 %70 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing76 %65 %69 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension77 %66 %68 %42 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Disturbing78 %70 %73 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Disturbing82 %77 %76 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Tension84 %82 %72 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 90′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

GM
George Memmoli

Philbin

AH
Archie Hahn

AH
Archie Hahn

The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads

JC
Jeffrey Comanor

PE
Peter Elbling

PE
Peter Elbling

The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads

CC
Colin Cameron

DG
David Garland

GM
Gary Mallaber

Band

AM
Art Munson

Band

MM
Mary Margaret Amato

Swan's Entourage

RB
Rand Bridges

Swan's Entourage

JB
Jim Bohan

Swan's Entourage

HP
Herb Pacheco

Assassin

JA
Jennifer Ashley

Groupie

JB
Janit Baldwin

Groupie

JB
Janus Blythe

Groupie

KM
Katherine Mastellos

Groupie

Details

Directed by
Brian De Palma
Written by
Brian De Palma, Gaston Leroux, Louisa Rose
Type
Movies
Released
1974
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 26,858 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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