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The Innocents

1961 · 100 min · Director: Jack Clayton ★ IMDb 7.7 · 36,838 ratings

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A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

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The Innocents (1961) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Curiosity
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 13 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness46 %20 %7 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity41 %23 %8 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity36 %20 %9 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity39 %24 %14 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity43 %28 %16 %43 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness40 %25 %14 %37 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity36 %26 %14 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension44 %39 %23 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity57 %53 %42 %52 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing61 %57 %52 %56 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity62 %55 %53 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Disturbing66 %57 %61 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Disturbing70 %64 %68 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Disturbing72 %68 %71 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Disturbing74 %70 %73 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Disturbing77 %74 %75 %42 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Disturbing77 %75 %70 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension76 %76 %63 %47 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Tension80 %81 %68 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Tension86 %87 %77 %48 %
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

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Martin Stephens

CJ
Clytie Jessop

IC
Isla Cameron

EW
Eric Woodburn

Details

Directed by
Jack Clayton
Written by
Henry James, Truman Capote, William Archibald
Type
Movies
Released
1961
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 36,838 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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