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Shadow of a Doubt

1943 · 108 min · Director: Alfred Hitchcock ★ IMDb 7.7 · 76,321 ratings

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In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. 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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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Tension
Love
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 13 %, then peaks around 68 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity43 %45 %33 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity36 %34 %18 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Love34 %29 %9 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Love39 %32 %11 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Love45 %39 %16 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity46 %43 %28 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity43 %39 %33 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Love40 %36 %29 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity48 %46 %36 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity59 %56 %51 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension60 %55 %56 %9 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity54 %49 %49 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Disturbing54 %45 %48 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Tension64 %46 %60 %9 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension64 %44 %60 %13 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Curiosity55 %39 %48 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Love57 %38 %49 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Tension59 %39 %54 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Curiosity55 %38 %50 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Sadness58 %33 %50 %30 %
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

TW
Teresa Wright

Charlie Newton

PC
Patricia Collinge

Hume Cronyn

Herbie Hawkins

EM
Edna May Wonacott

CB
Charles Bates

Irving Bacon

Station Master

CM
Clarence Muse

Pullman Porter

JS
Janet Shaw

Louise Finch

EJ
Estelle Jewell

Catherine

BB
Bill Bates

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

CB
Charles Black

Teenager (uncredited)

HB
Harold Bostock

Bank Teller (uncredited)

VB
Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

FC
Frances Carson

Mrs. Potter (uncredited)

ND
Nadine Dabney

Girl Riding Bicycle (uncredited)

ES
Earle S. Dewey

Mr. Norton (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville
Type
Movies
Released
1943
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 76,321 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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