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Out of the Past

1947 · 97 min · Director: Jacques Tourneur ★ IMDb 7.9 · 45,389 ratings

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The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

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Emotional fingerprint

Out of the Past (1947) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, 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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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Melancholy. Genres: Thriller, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

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 75/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

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 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity42 %22 %45 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity45 %28 %48 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity49 %35 %53 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity50 %36 %53 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Love54 %37 %45 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Love57 %44 %40 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension60 %55 %44 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension65 %64 %48 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension63 %59 %48 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity58 %54 %51 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity56 %54 %55 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity59 %56 %55 %8 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension66 %64 %55 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension66 %64 %54 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension63 %61 %50 %15 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Tension65 %65 %46 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Tension71 %71 %44 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Tension77 %77 %41 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Tension76 %75 %44 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Sadness70 %67 %48 %53 %
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

Robert Mitchum

Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham

JG
Jane Greer

PV
Paul Valentine

VH
Virginia Huston

DM
Dickie Moore

KN
Ken Niles

MF
Mary Field

Marny (uncredited)

OB
Oliver Blake

Tillotson (uncredited)

HH
Harry Hayden

Canby Miller (uncredited)

TH
Theresa Harris

Eunice Leonard (uncredited)

FW
Frank Wilcox

Sheriff (uncredited)

JK
John Kellogg

Lou (uncredited)

BB
Brooks Benedict

Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

HD
Homer Dickenson

Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

ML
Mike Lally

Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

BW
Bill Wallace

Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Type
Movies
Released
1947
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 45,389 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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