On the Waterfront
1954 · 108 min · Director: Elia Kazan
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A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
Emotional fingerprint
On the Waterfront (1954) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Tension 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Tension25%
- Inspiration20%
- Sadness15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Tension, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Tension and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 62 % | 60 % | 35 % | 40 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 53 % | 48 % | 34 % | 33 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 49 % | 41 % | 38 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 56 % | 51 % | 40 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 63 % | 51 % | 44 % | 28 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 60 % | 27 % | 53 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Empathy | 60 % | 18 % | 60 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 63 % | 34 % | 55 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 68 % | 56 % | 46 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 73 % | 64 % | 51 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Empathy | 69 % | 56 % | 57 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 63 % | 54 % | 53 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 64 % | 57 % | 53 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 75 % | 69 % | 57 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 85 % | 80 % | 56 % | 49 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 85 % | 79 % | 56 % | 53 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 80 % | 73 % | 57 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 81 % | 74 % | 63 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Tension | 85 % | 77 % | 66 % | 44 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Hope | 83 % | 75 % | 65 % | 30 % |
Cinderella
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
'Pop' Doyle
Mott
Luke
Jimmy
Barney
Sidney (uncredited)
Dues Collector (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Elia Kazan
- Written by
- Budd Schulberg
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1954
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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