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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974 · 105 min · Director: Joseph Sargent ★ IMDb 7.6 · 42,185 ratings

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In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Excitement 25%, Anxiety 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 Tension, Excitement, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Excitement and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor37 %26 %16 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension49 %43 %28 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity55 %50 %31 %37 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension60 %56 %36 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension66 %63 %42 %37 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension72 %70 %48 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension77 %74 %55 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension73 %70 %48 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension64 %59 %34 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Relief63 %55 %29 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension73 %69 %41 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension84 %83 %62 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Tension85 %83 %69 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Tension76 %72 %52 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension69 %65 %37 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension76 %72 %47 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension88 %85 %72 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Tension84 %76 %64 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Curiosity64 %46 %26 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Humor52 %31 %7 %50 %
Man in a hole

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

Walter Matthau

Lieutenant Garber

EH
Earl Hindman

JB
James Broderick

LW
Lee Wallace

LW
Lee Wallace

Mayor

TP
Tom Pedi

Beatrice Winde

Mrs. Jenkins

Jerry Stiller

Rico Patrone

NG
Nathan George

Ptl. James

RB
Rudy Bond

Police Commissioner

KM
Kenneth McMillan

Borough Commander

Doris Roberts

Mayor's Wife

Julius Harris

Inspector Daniels

CB
Cynthia Belgrave

Maid

AB
Anna Berger

Mother

GB
Gary Bolling

Homosexual

CC
Carol Cole

Secretary

Details

Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Written by
John Godey, Peter Stone
Type
Movies
Released
1974
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 42,185 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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