Rebel Without a Cause
1955 · 111 min · Director: Nicholas Ray
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After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Emotional fingerprint
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 58 % | 58 % | 30 % | 50 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 61 % | 60 % | 35 % | 50 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 64 % | 61 % | 38 % | 51 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Empathy | 54 % | 49 % | 29 % | 39 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 44 % | 34 % | 28 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 53 % | 32 % | 46 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 65 % | 40 % | 60 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Empathy | 61 % | 45 % | 53 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 64 % | 40 % | 56 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 75 % | 42 % | 64 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 74 % | 54 % | 56 % | 48 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 69 % | 55 % | 56 % | 45 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 68 % | 50 % | 61 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 69 % | 44 % | 59 % | 26 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Humor | 70 % | 41 % | 44 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Love | 75 % | 51 % | 44 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 83 % | 64 % | 69 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Tension | 81 % | 65 % | 78 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Empathy | 80 % | 69 % | 69 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Sadness | 87 % | 78 % | 67 % | 68 % |
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
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Details
- Directed by
- Nicholas Ray
- Written by
- Stewart Stern, Nicholas Ray
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1955
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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