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Stagecoach

1939 · 96 min · Director: John Ford ★ IMDb 7.8 · 59,913 ratings

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A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

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Stagecoach (1939) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Excitement
25%Tension
15%Anxiety
  1. Excitement30%
  2. Tension25%
  3. Anxiety15%
  4. Empathy15%
  5. Relief10%
  6. Awe5%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Adventure, Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Relief

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Hope

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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 dips around 23 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension42 %32 %22 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor44 %28 %33 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension45 %35 %29 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension43 %41 %18 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension40 %40 %19 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension44 %35 %30 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Empathy48 %29 %40 %5 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension52 %40 %44 %4 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension61 %58 %45 %3 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension64 %54 %43 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Relief60 %36 %43 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Hope56 %34 %46 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Tension61 %53 %43 %14 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension64 %61 %30 %13 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Relief61 %59 %24 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension68 %63 %31 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Relief66 %57 %41 %37 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension64 %57 %46 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Tension69 %59 %45 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Relief67 %43 %40 %38 %
Rags to riches

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

CT
Claire Trevor

John Wayne

GB
George Bancroft

Andy Devine

Thomas Mitchell

John Carradine

DM
Donald Meek

BC
Berton Churchill

LP
Louise Platt

TH
Tim Holt

TT
Tom Tyler

Luke Plummer

CJ
Chief John Big Tree

Indian Scout (uncredited)

YC
Yakima Canutt

Cavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)

FF
Francis Ford

Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)

WH
William Hopper

Sergeant (uncredited)

CM
Chris-Pin Martin

Chris (uncredited)

PM
Paul McVey

Pony Express Agent (uncredited)

JP
Jack Pennick

Bartender in Tonto (uncredited)

HT
Harry Tenbrook

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

W
Whitehorse

Indian Chief (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
John Ford
Written by
Dudley Nichols
Type
Movies
Released
1939
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 59,913 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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