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Forbidden Planet

1956 · 98 min · Director: Fred M. Wilcox ★ IMDb 7.5 · 58,121 ratings

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Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.

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Forbidden Planet (1956) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Tension 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Awe
  1. Awe20%
  2. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Tension, Awe. Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Tension and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 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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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Awe

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Tension
Awe
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 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionAwe
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity45 %46 %19 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity47 %48 %28 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity50 %51 %33 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity54 %53 %36 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity52 %50 %39 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity45 %40 %29 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Awe42 %29 %22 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Tension45 %30 %32 %10 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity48 %41 %39 %6 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity51 %48 %34 %17 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity60 %60 %32 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity68 %65 %29 %61 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Awe66 %55 %29 %58 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Tension60 %48 %44 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension66 %48 %65 %14 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension77 %48 %77 %12 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Tension78 %54 %75 %15 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Sadness80 %57 %76 %19 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Tension85 %43 %79 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Sadness83 %28 %73 %26 %
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

GD
George D. Wallace

RD
Robert Dix

RD
Robert Dix

Crewman Grey

JT
Jimmy Thompson

JD
James Drury

Crewman Strong

HH
Harry Harvey Jr.

Crewman Randall

RM
Roger McGee

Crewman Lindstrom

PM
Peter Miller

Crewman Moran

MJ
Morgan Jones

Crewman Nichols

RG
Richard Grant

Crewman Silvers

JB
James Best

Crewman (uncredited)

WB
William Boyett

Crewman (uncredited)

LT
Les Tremayne

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

FD
Frankie Darro

Robby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Fred M. Wilcox
Written by
Cyril Hume, Irving Block, Allen Adler
Type
Movies
Released
1956
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 58,121 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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