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The Stranger

1946 · 95 min · Director: Orson Welles ★ IMDb 7.3 · 31,312 ratings

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An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.

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The Stranger (1946) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Tension
25%Anxiety
15%Fear
  1. Tension35%
  2. Anxiety25%
  3. Fear15%
  4. Curiosity15%
  5. Satisfaction10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 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
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Disturbing
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 dips around 28 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity42 %33 %5 %42 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity43 %31 %10 %43 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity53 %43 %24 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension53 %43 %26 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity36 %23 %10 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity34 %23 %10 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension46 %40 %29 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension51 %43 %30 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity49 %33 %16 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity53 %35 %20 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension61 %51 %38 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension70 %61 %54 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Disturbing79 %63 %70 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Disturbing76 %61 %65 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Tension66 %59 %45 %32 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension63 %56 %32 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Sadness63 %56 %25 %32 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Tension70 %66 %35 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Tension83 %78 %50 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Relief87 %78 %48 %23 %
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

Edward G. Robinson

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Loretta Young

Orson Welles

PM
Philip Merivale

RL
Richard Long

KS
Konstantin Shayne

BK
Byron Keith

BH
Billy House

MW
Martha Wentworth

DB
David Bond

DB
David Bond

Student (uncredited)

JB
John Brown

Passport Photographer (uncredited)

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Neal Dodd

Minister (uncredited)

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Nancy Evans

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

AF
Adolph Faylauer

War Crimes Commision Member (uncredited)

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Fred Godoy

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

TG
Theodore Gottlieb

Fairbright (uncredited)

JG
Joseph Granby

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Ethan Laidlaw

Todd, Customer in Potter's Store (uncredited)

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Ruth Lee

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

LM
Lillian Molieri

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Orson Welles
Written by
Anthony Veiller
Type
Movies
Released
1946
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 31,312 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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