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A Christmas Carol

1984 · 101 min · Director: Clive Donner ★ IMDb 7.8 · 21,925 ratings

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Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

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Emotional fingerprint

A Christmas Carol (1984) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Sadness 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%
  2. Relief15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Sadness, Fear. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Sadness and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Joy
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

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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 rises around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy32 %18 %23 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy36 %20 %31 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy45 %19 %31 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension57 %8 %20 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension63 %1 %23 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness56 %11 %39 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Empathy54 %29 %49 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Joy59 %32 %50 %46 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Sadness63 %28 %51 %48 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Joy63 %34 %55 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Empathy64 %43 %56 %37 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Joy58 %45 %46 %27 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Joy55 %33 %43 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension68 %10 %45 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension76 %0 %46 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Sadness80 %4 %61 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness85 %29 %64 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Relief85 %64 %53 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Joy76 %71 %50 %16 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Joy68 %63 %47 %15 %
Cinderella

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

RR
Roger Rees

Roger Rees

Fred Holywell / Narrator

David Warner

Bob Cratchit

SY
Susannah York

Mrs. Cratchit

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Edward Woodward

Ghost of Christmas Present

AP
Angela Pleasence

AP
Angela Pleasence

Ghost of Christmas Past

MC
Michael Carter

MC
Michael Carter

Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

AW
Anthony Walters

LG
Lucy Gutteridge

ND
Nigel Davenport

Silas Scrooge

MS
Mark Strickson

Young Scrooge

Frank Finlay

Jacob Marley

PS
Peter Settelen

Belle's Husband

DC
Daniel Chatto

William

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Timothy Bateson

Mr. Fezziwig

Michael Gough

Mr. Poole

JQ
John Quarmby

Mr. Hacking

Details

Directed by
Clive Donner
Written by
Charles Dickens, Roger O. Hirson
Type
Movies
Released
1984
Runtime
101 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 21,925 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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