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The Wrong Man

1956 · 105 min · Director: Alfred Hitchcock ★ IMDb 7.4 · 35,354 ratings

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In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Wrong Man (1956) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Relief20%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Sympathy
Sadness
Tension
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 3 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension25 %10 %3 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Hope31 %19 %5 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension39 %23 %5 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension48 %29 %9 %48 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension56 %40 %15 %56 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension64 %50 %21 %64 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension68 %59 %31 %65 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sympathy64 %60 %39 %56 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Sympathy59 %55 %39 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Sympathy59 %54 %36 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Relief56 %50 %29 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Hope50 %43 %24 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Sympathy51 %46 %33 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Sympathy63 %61 %50 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Sympathy75 %75 %68 %55 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sympathy74 %69 %60 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension65 %53 %39 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Sympathy68 %56 %45 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Relief73 %67 %60 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

HJ
Harold J. Stone

HJ
Harold J. Stone

. Bowers

CC
Charles Cooper

CC
Charles Cooper

Matthews

JH
John Heldabrand

JH
John Heldabrand

Tomasini

EM
Esther Minciotti

DL
Doreen Lang

DL
Doreen Lang

Ann James

LB
Laurinda Barrett

LB
Laurinda Barrett

Constance Willis

NC
Norma Connolly

Nehemiah Persoff

Gene Conforti

LD
Lola D'Annunzio

Olga Conforti

KC
Kippy Campbell

Robert Balestrero

RE
Robert Essen

Gregory Balestrero

RR
Richard Robbins

Daniel

DL
Dayton Lummis

Judge Groat

PW
Peggy Webber

Miss Dennerly

Alfred Hitchcock

Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

CA
Charles Aidman

Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)

MB
Mary Boylan

Curious Deli Customer (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Maxwell Anderson, Angus MacPhail
Type
Movies
Released
1956
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 35,354 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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