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The Ladykillers

1955 · 91 min · Director: Alexander Mackendrick ★ IMDb 7.6 · 34,637 ratings

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Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Ladykillers (1955) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Surprise 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor35%
  2. Joy25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Humor
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Humor
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 3 %, then rises around 63 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionHumorCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor30 %7 %27 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor36 %11 %31 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity43 %19 %39 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor49 %21 %46 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor54 %20 %53 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor55 %29 %46 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension54 %44 %34 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension54 %49 %36 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Humor55 %49 %43 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension56 %51 %43 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Humor53 %48 %41 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor50 %44 %36 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Tension60 %56 %29 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension72 %69 %24 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension76 %73 %25 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension76 %73 %28 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Tension76 %74 %29 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension81 %79 %31 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Tension77 %67 %38 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Relief66 %40 %45 %27 %
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

DG
Danny Green

KJ
Katie Johnson

JW
Jack Warner

PS
Philip Stainton

FH
Frankie Howerd

MB
Madge Brindley

HB
Hélène Burls

Hypatia (uncredited)

KC
Kenneth Connor

Cab Driver (uncredited)

MC
Michael Corcoran

Burglar (uncredited)

HG
Harold Goodwin

Parcels Clerk (uncredited)

FG
Fred Griffiths

Junk Man (uncredited)

LG
Lucy Griffiths

Miss Pringle (uncredited)

GH
George Hilsdon

Security Van Driver (uncredited)

VH
Vincent Holman

Station Master (uncredited)

SJ
Stratford Johns

Security Guard (uncredited)

SK
Sam Kydd

Second Cab Driver (uncredited)

Details

Written by
William Rose, Jimmy O'Connor
Type
Movies
Released
1955
Runtime
91 min
Country
United Kingdom
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 34,637 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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