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Sleuth

1972 · 138 min · Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz ★ IMDb 7.9 · 53,442 ratings

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A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

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Sleuth (1972) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Confusion 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Confusion, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Confusion and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 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
  • Surprise

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Tension
Curiosity
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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 dips around 8 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySurprise
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity40 %13 %43 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Humor39 %16 %40 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity46 %25 %48 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity54 %31 %55 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Humor54 %36 %51 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity54 %44 %48 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity61 %55 %48 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 52′Tension75 %73 %43 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 59′Tension79 %76 %43 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity68 %61 %55 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity64 %57 %63 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 79′Tension70 %66 %64 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 86′Tension73 %68 %64 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 93′Surprise75 %66 %61 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 100′Tension79 %73 %61 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 107′Tension81 %79 %61 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 114′Tension81 %79 %57 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 121′Tension81 %79 %51 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 128′Tension85 %82 %45 %52 %
97.5 %≈ 135′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

AC
Alec Cawthorne

JM
John Matthews

EC
Eve Channing

TM
Teddy Martin

Details

Written by
Anthony Shaffer
Type
Movies
Released
1972
Runtime
138 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 53,442 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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