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In a Lonely Place

1950 · 93 min · Director: Nicholas Ray ★ IMDb 7.9 · 39,995 ratings

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A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

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In a Lonely Place (1950) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Melancholy 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 Tension, Anxiety, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 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
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Sadness
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 8 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor40 %17 %27 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor40 %21 %29 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor46 %29 %39 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity58 %44 %56 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity59 %49 %63 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity55 %45 %57 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity61 %52 %56 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Tension63 %55 %53 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Love51 %35 %36 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor51 %28 %29 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Love59 %44 %36 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Love65 %59 %35 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension70 %66 %32 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension68 %64 %39 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension66 %54 %38 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Love69 %48 %29 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Sadness71 %56 %30 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension71 %65 %41 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Tension77 %73 %48 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Sadness88 %83 %45 %65 %
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

FL
Frank Lovejoy

AS
Art Smith

JD
Jeff Donnell

MS
Martha Stewart

RW
Robert Warwick

Charlie Waterman

WC
William Ching

HB
Hadda Brooks

Singer

AT
Alix Talton

Frances Randolph (uncredited)

JA
James Arness

Young Detective (uncredited)

PB
Pat Barton

Second Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

GB
Guy Beach

Mr. Swan (uncredited)

DB
David Bond

Dr. Richards (uncredited)

HB
Hazel Boyne

Woman (uncredited)

LK
Laura K. Brooks

Lady Wanting Matches (uncredited)

CC
Charles Cane

Angry Husband in Convertible (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Nicholas Ray
Written by
Andrew Solt, Dorothy B. Hughes
Type
Movies
Released
1950
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 39,995 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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