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Nightmare

1981 · 99 min · Director: Romano Scavolini ★ IMDb 5.6 · 5,015 ratings

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A drug-treated schizophrenic plagued by horrible nightmares is released from the hospital and goes on a killing spree.

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Nightmare (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear40%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension63 %58 %57 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Fear61 %51 %49 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity49 %38 %28 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity32 %22 %10 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Not enough subtitle evidence35 %25 %18 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Disturbing47 %38 %31 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Not enough subtitle evidence44 %34 %28 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Tension47 %40 %31 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Tension53 %51 %36 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension53 %53 %34 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity55 %54 %33 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Tension57 %57 %36 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Tension59 %59 %40 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Tension60 %59 %43 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Tension60 %59 %43 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Curiosity60 %59 %44 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Tension72 %70 %63 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Fear84 %83 %79 %61 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Tension86 %80 %77 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Disturbing88 %73 %77 %80 %
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

BS
Baird Stafford

SS
Sharon Smith

CC
C.J. Cooke

MC
Mik Cribben

DR
Danny Ronan

BM
Bill Milling

SP
Scott Praetorius

WK
William Kirksey

CK
Christina Keefe

TP
Tammy Patterson

KP
Kim Patterson

Kim Temper

KF
Kathleen Ferguson

Barbara

WP
William Paul

Steve

TB
Tommy Bouvier

Joe

JL
John L. Watkins

Man With Cigar

TA
Tara Alexander

Woman in Booth

MS
Miranda Stevens

Details

Directed by
Romano Scavolini
Written by
Romano Scavolini
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 5,015 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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