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The Wizard of Gore

1970 · 95 min · Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis ★ IMDb 5.2 · 4,348 ratings

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A talk show hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician who has the ability to hypnotize and control people's thoughts in order to stage gory onstage illusions using his powers of mindbending.

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The Wizard of Gore (1970) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear25%

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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 Disturbing, Fear, Tension. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Disgust

Dominant emotion: Fear

Disturbing
Tension
Fear
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity62 %42 %47 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension69 %56 %60 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Disturbing73 %65 %65 %54 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity61 %48 %49 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity51 %31 %40 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension59 %46 %55 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Disturbing69 %60 %65 %48 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity65 %53 %54 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Disturbing64 %57 %49 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Disgust69 %65 %57 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension74 %66 %69 %53 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing79 %75 %74 %61 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Disturbing75 %71 %69 %51 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity74 %66 %70 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Disturbing82 %77 %78 %67 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
82.5 %≈ 78′Curiosity73 %55 %70 %47 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Tension81 %63 %79 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Fear90 %78 %85 %77 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Disturbing92 %85 %83 %77 %
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

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Ray Sager

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Judy Cler

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Wayne Ratay

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Phil Laurenson

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Jim Rau

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Don Alexander

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John Elliot

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Karin Alexana

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Corinne Kirkin

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Monica Blackwell

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Sally Brody

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Karen Burke

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Details

Directed by
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Written by
Allen Kahn
Type
Movies
Released
1970
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.2 · 4,348 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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