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Frenzy

1972 · 116 min · Director: Alfred Hitchcock ★ IMDb 7.4 · 53,987 ratings

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London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.

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Frenzy (1972) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Fear 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Fear
  1. Fear25%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 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
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Tension
Curiosity
Sadness
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 dips around 8 %, then peaks around 28 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity40 %27 %32 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness38 %24 %25 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Disturbing39 %24 %24 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Sadness40 %29 %25 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension54 %49 %24 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension70 %65 %28 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity58 %49 %39 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity49 %39 %44 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Tension56 %53 %41 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Tension55 %51 %36 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Humor51 %44 %32 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Tension57 %54 %34 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Tension63 %63 %35 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
72.5 %≈ 84′Sadness67 %58 %28 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 90′Tension65 %59 %35 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 96′Tension64 %54 %45 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Curiosity60 %45 %51 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 107′Tension61 %53 %53 %6 %
97.5 %≈ 113′Tension67 %65 %53 %8 %
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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

JF
Jon Finch

Richard Ian "Dick" Blaney

BL
Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Anna Massey

Barbara Jane "Babs" Milligan

AM
Alec McCowen

AM
Alec McCowen

DCI Tim Oxford

BW
Billie Whitelaw

Hetty Porter

CS
Clive Swift

CS
Clive Swift

Johnny Porter

BC
Bernard Cribbins

JM
Jean Marsh

Monica Barling

JB
John Boxer

Sir George

MR
Madge Ryan

Mrs Davison

GT
George Tovey

Neville Salt

ER
Elsie Randolph

Gladys

JG
Jimmy Gardner

Bertie

GS
Gerald Sim

Usher - Solicitor in Pub

NJ
Noel Johnson

Doctor in Pub

Alfred Hitchcock

Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited)

LA
Lewis Alexander

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Anthony Shaffer, Arthur La Bern
Type
Movies
Released
1972
Runtime
116 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 53,987 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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