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Tom Horn

1980 · 94 min · Director: William Wiard ★ IMDb 6.8 · 6,862 ratings

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A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.

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Tom Horn (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 32%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Action, Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Sadness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

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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 23 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor31 %18 %10 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor42 %33 %16 %7 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension49 %42 %18 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Love45 %38 %13 %7 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension54 %50 %13 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension61 %60 %17 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension52 %44 %18 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Love54 %39 %24 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Tension66 %56 %36 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension70 %66 %43 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Sadness70 %66 %46 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Tension72 %67 %50 %47 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Sympathy71 %64 %57 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Sympathy69 %62 %61 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Sympathy71 %66 %64 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Sympathy76 %72 %65 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension82 %78 %64 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Sadness88 %80 %75 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Sadness90 %81 %84 %87 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Sadness89 %80 %84 %86 %
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

Steve McQueen

Tom Horn

LE
Linda Evans

PC
Peter Canon

JK
James Kline

JK
James Kline

Arlo Chance

Geoffrey Lewis

Walter Stoll

SO
Steve Oliver

"Gentleman" Jim Corbett

BT
Bill Thurman

Ora Haley

BB
Bobby Bass

Corbett's Bodyguard

Mickey Jones

Brown's Hole Rustler

B.J. Ward

Cattle Baron

RB
Richard Brewer

Corbett's Bodyguard

MN
Mel Novak

Corbett's Bodyguard

TT
Tom Tarpey

Corbett's Bodyguard

BW
Bob West

Corbett's Bodyguard

Details

Directed by
William Wiard
Written by
Bud Shrake, Thomas McGuane
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 6,862 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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