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True Grit

1969 · 128 min · Director: Henry Hathaway ★ IMDb 7.4 · 54,729 ratings

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The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

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True Grit (1969) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 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, Empathy. Genres: Western. AI estimate.

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

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Empathy
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension50 %37 %37 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Sadness51 %30 %36 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Humor48 %28 %29 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Humor49 %29 %24 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Humor54 %25 %21 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Humor51 %24 %26 %5 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Humor46 %28 %30 %8 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Humor48 %36 %29 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Tension50 %39 %29 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 61′Humor56 %41 %31 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 67′Tension64 %55 %40 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 74′Tension64 %61 %40 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 80′Tension59 %55 %34 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 86′Tension49 %39 %30 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 93′Humor53 %39 %31 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 99′Tension73 %65 %40 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 106′Tension85 %83 %50 %74 %
87.5 %≈ 112′Tension89 %86 %63 %76 %
92.5 %≈ 118′Tension83 %71 %69 %59 %
97.5 %≈ 125′Empathy70 %45 %65 %33 %
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

GC
Glen Campbell

AR
Alfred Ryder

RS
Ron Soble

RS
Ron Soble

Captain Boots Finch

JW
James Westerfield

Judge Parker

John Fiedler

Lawyer Daggett

JD
John Doucette

"Sheriff"

DW
Donald Woods

"Barlow"

EA
Edith Atwater

Mrs. Floyd

CR
Carlos Rivas

"Dirty Bob"

IB
Isabel Boniface

Mrs. Bagby

HG
H.W. Gim

Chen Lee

JP
John Pickard

Frank Ross

EH
Elizabeth Harrower

Mrs. Ross

Details

Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Written by
Charles Portis, Marguerite Roberts
Type
Movies
Released
1969
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Western
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 54,729 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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