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Frankenstein

1931 · 70 min · Director: James Whale ★ IMDb 7.7 · 89,290 ratings

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Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.

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Frankenstein (1931) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%
  2. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Disturbing, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
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 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity50 %40 %25 %47 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Tension50 %44 %24 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity51 %44 %21 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity56 %49 %25 %55 %
22.5 %≈ 16′Tension60 %57 %30 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 19′Tension60 %59 %28 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity61 %54 %26 %54 %
37.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity61 %48 %28 %54 %
42.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity65 %55 %38 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 33′Tension76 %74 %57 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 37′Tension75 %75 %56 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 40′Tension63 %49 %29 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 44′Relief56 %19 %8 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 47′Relief56 %21 %14 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 51′Tension68 %55 %44 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 54′Tension81 %76 %60 %21 %
82.5 %≈ 58′Sadness83 %75 %54 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 61′Tension78 %74 %55 %16 %
92.5 %≈ 65′Tension70 %66 %51 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 68′Relief62 %52 %37 %8 %
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

CC
Colin Clive

FK
Frederick Kerr

MH
Marilyn Harris

MB
Mae Bruce

Screaming Maid (uncredited)

JC
Jack Curtis

Villager (uncredited)

AD
Arletta Duncan

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

WD
William Dyer

Gravedigger (uncredited)

FF
Francis Ford

Hans (uncredited)

SJ
Soledad Jiménez

Mourner (uncredited)

CJ
Carmencita Johnson

Little Girl (uncredited)

SA
Seessel Anne Johnson

Little Girl (uncredited)

MM
Margaret Mann

Mourner (uncredited)

MM
Michael Mark

Ludwig (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
James Whale
Written by
Mary Shelley, Garrett Fort, Francis Edward Faragoh
Type
Movies
Released
1931
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 89,290 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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