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Planet of the Apes

1968 · 112 min · Director: Franklin J. Schaffner ★ IMDb 8 · 211,806 ratings

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Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

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Planet of the Apes (1968) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Curiosity 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%
  2. Awe15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Curiosity, Fear. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Curiosity and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity55 %31 %37 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension62 %49 %36 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity60 %47 %47 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity54 %37 %55 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity47 %23 %43 %22 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity54 %37 %49 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity59 %44 %55 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity61 %50 %55 %42 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Tension66 %61 %46 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Tension68 %63 %33 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Sadness64 %56 %30 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Tension65 %60 %33 %52 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Tension72 %69 %38 %61 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Tension71 %69 %44 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Tension63 %62 %48 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Tension63 %60 %57 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Curiosity67 %57 %62 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Curiosity69 %52 %57 %54 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Sadness77 %54 %57 %68 %
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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

Charlton Heston

George Taylor

Roddy McDowall

Cornelius

ME
Maurice Evans

James Whitmore

President of the Assembly

JD
James Daly

RG
Robert Gunner

JB
Jeff Burton

Dodge

BK
Buck Kartalian

Julius

NB
Norman Burton

Hunt Leader

WK
Wright King

Dr. Galen

PL
Paul Lambert

Minister

MA
Martin Abrahams

Human in Cage (uncredited)

AA
Army Archerd

Gorilla (uncredited)

JB
James Bacon

Ape (uncredited)

EM
Erlynn Mary Botelho

Gorilla (uncredited)

PB
Priscilla Boyd

Human #1 (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by
Pierre Boulle, Rod Serling, Michael Wilson
Type
Movies
Released
1968
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 8 · 211,806 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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