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Spartacus

1960 · 197 min · Director: Stanley Kubrick ★ IMDb 7.9 · 152,785 ratings

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The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

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Spartacus (1960) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Drama, History, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

Empathy
Tension
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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 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionLove
2.5 %≈ 5′Sadness60 %53 %45 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 15′Tension65 %59 %54 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 25′Empathy66 %59 %56 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 34′Tension69 %54 %63 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 44′Tension78 %56 %75 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 54′Tension73 %49 %69 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 64′Tension59 %38 %48 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 74′Hope57 %42 %40 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 84′Tension57 %41 %36 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 94′Hope59 %34 %34 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 103′Hope61 %29 %46 %15 %
57.5 %≈ 113′Tension59 %24 %51 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 123′Love63 %30 %52 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 133′Tension68 %43 %60 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 143′Hope71 %54 %61 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 153′Love81 %69 %65 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 163′Empathy84 %75 %70 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 172′Empathy81 %74 %71 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 182′Sadness86 %79 %69 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 192′Sadness90 %82 %60 %68 %
Icarus

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

JG
John Gavin

JD
John Dall

Marcus Publius Glabrus

HJ
Harold J. Stone

David

Charles McGraw

Marcellus

JB
Joanna Barnes

Claudia Marius

PB
Peter Brocco

Ramon

PL
Paul Lambert

Gannicus

RJ
Robert J. Wilke

Guard captain

ND
Nick Dennis

Dionysius

John Hoyt

Caius

Details

Directed by
Stanley Kubrick
Written by
Peter Ustinov, Dalton Trumbo, Howard Fast
Type
Movies
Released
1960
Runtime
197 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 152,785 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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