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Little Big Man

1970 · 139 min · Director: Arthur Penn ★ IMDb 7.5 · 40,899 ratings

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Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.

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Little Big Man (1970) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
  1. Humor30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Western. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Empathy
Disturbing
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 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor42 %22 %25 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Humor45 %21 %34 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Empathy48 %23 %38 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Humor49 %16 %27 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Humor53 %9 %18 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 38′Humor56 %11 %18 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 45′Tension63 %24 %28 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 52′Tension68 %33 %43 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 59′Empathy68 %34 %53 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 66′Disturbing74 %49 %59 %57 %
52.5 %≈ 73′Sadness75 %55 %61 %58 %
57.5 %≈ 80′Empathy61 %32 %53 %27 %
62.5 %≈ 87′Humor63 %34 %54 %33 %
67.5 %≈ 94′Sadness76 %59 %64 %57 %
72.5 %≈ 101′Sadness73 %59 %57 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 108′Sadness65 %53 %54 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 115′Sadness69 %46 %49 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 122′Tension78 %36 %36 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 129′Tension83 %49 %46 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 136′Sadness82 %65 %65 %30 %
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

CD
Chief Dan George

AE
Aimée Eccles

KJ
Kelly Jean Peters

LC
Lou Cutell

Deacon

M. Emmet Walsh

Shotgun Guard

JA
James Anderson

Sergeant

JV
Jesse Vint

Lieutenant (as Jess Vint)

TD
Thayer David

Rev. Silas Pendrake

PK
Philip Kenneally

Mr. Kane - Drugstore Proprietor

JB
Jack Bannon

Captain

RD
Ray Dimas

Young Jack Crabb

AH
Alan Howard

Adolescent Jack Crabb

JM
Jack Mullaney

Card Player with Full House

Details

Directed by
Arthur Penn
Written by
Calder Willingham, Thomas Berger
Type
Movies
Released
1970
Runtime
139 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 40,899 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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