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The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951 · 92 min · Director: Robert Wise ★ IMDb 7.7 · 89,576 ratings

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An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Curiosity 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Awe
  1. Awe30%
  2. Hope15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Curiosity, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Curiosity and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 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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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 63 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity62 %48 %67 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity60 %46 %65 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity54 %39 %60 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity49 %39 %54 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension45 %41 %45 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity43 %31 %40 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Sadness44 %18 %44 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity44 %16 %49 %5 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity49 %34 %49 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Tension54 %48 %44 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity47 %40 %37 %27 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
62.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity52 %43 %55 %18 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity55 %50 %50 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension63 %61 %38 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension74 %74 %26 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Tension78 %74 %20 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Sadness69 %58 %23 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Hope65 %52 %30 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 90′Tension70 %62 %30 %47 %
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

BG
Billy Gray

BG
Billy Gray

Bobby Benson

LM
Lock Martin

FL
Freeman Lusk

FB
Frances Bavier

JB
John Brown

George Barley

OS
Olan Soule

Mr. Krull

MC
Marjorie Crossland

Hilda

ED
Elmer Davis

Elmer Davis

HK
H.V. Kaltenborn

H. V. Kaltenborn

DP
Drew Pearson

Drew Pearson

GH
Gabriel Heatter

Gabriel Heatter (voice)

HL
Harry Lauter

Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site

JD
James Doyle

Army Dr. White

LD
Larry Dobkin

Balding Army Doctor

Details

Directed by
Robert Wise
Written by
Edmund H. North
Type
Movies
Released
1951
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 89,576 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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