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The Graduate

1967 · 107 min · Director: Mike Nichols ★ IMDb 8 · 304,801 ratings

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A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

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The Graduate (1967) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Humor 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Humor, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Humor and Anxiety. 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
  • Empathy
  • Humor

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Empathy
Humor
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 63 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor28 %22 %20 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor39 %31 %23 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension54 %48 %26 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension56 %50 %26 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor50 %40 %24 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor46 %35 %24 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Humor44 %36 %26 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension43 %36 %29 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Sadness45 %38 %32 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Tension50 %44 %31 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Tension54 %45 %34 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Empathy60 %48 %45 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Tension66 %55 %48 %18 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Sadness57 %46 %38 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Humor48 %38 %26 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension54 %43 %27 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Hope61 %46 %35 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Tension65 %55 %35 %16 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Tension73 %68 %30 %18 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Tension82 %77 %30 %13 %
Man in a hole

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

KR
Katharine Ross

Elaine Robinson

BA
Brian Avery

AG
Alice Ghostley

Mrs. Singleman

ML
Marion Lorne

Miss DeWitte

EG
Eddra Gale

Woman on Bus

Frank Baker

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

GB
George Bruggeman

Church Member (uncredited)

GC
Garrett Cassell

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

BD
Buddy Douglas

Hotel Lobby Bellhop (uncredited)

Richard Dreyfuss

Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

BE
Bob Eubanks

The Newlywed Game Host (voice) (uncredited)

MF
Mike Farrell

Hotel Lobby Bellhop (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Mike Nichols
Written by
Calder Willingham, Buck Henry, Charles Webb
Type
Movies
Released
1967
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 8 · 304,801 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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