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The Comedy of Terrors

1964 · 84 min · Director: Jacques Tourneur ★ IMDb 6.5 · 8,065 ratings

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An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.

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The Comedy of Terrors (1964) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Joy 20%, Disgust 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
20%Joy
15%Disgust
  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy20%
  3. Disgust15%
  4. Surprise15%
  5. Excitement10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Disgust. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Disgust. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 57 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor48 %47 %18 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor46 %40 %26 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension49 %40 %35 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor55 %49 %33 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor58 %54 %21 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Humor57 %56 %19 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor58 %57 %26 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Humor60 %60 %33 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Humor63 %60 %40 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Humor65 %61 %48 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Humor70 %70 %49 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Humor69 %73 %40 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Humor63 %64 %33 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Humor57 %51 %38 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Humor59 %49 %49 %21 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Humor68 %54 %60 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension70 %55 %55 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Humor67 %58 %38 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 82′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

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

VP
Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Waldo Trumbull

Peter Lorre

Boris Karloff

JJ
Joyce Jameson

JJ
Joyce Jameson

Amaryllis Trumbull

JE
Joe E. Brown

BP
Beverly Powers

BP
Beverly Powers

Mrs. Phipps

BR
Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

John F. Black

AD
Alan DeWitt

AD
Alan DeWitt

Riggs

BM
Buddy Mason

DW
Douglas Williams

LR
Linda Rogers

Phipps' Maid

LH
Luree Holmes

Black's Servant

PB
Paul Barselou

Riggs (uncredited)

LB
Lovyss Bradley

Mourner (uncredited)

HP
Harvey Parry

Man Knocked Down on Street (uncredited)

CS
Charles Soldani

Mourner (uncredited)

FW
Fred Walton

Mourner (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Written by
Richard Matheson, Elsie Lee
Type
Movies
Released
1964
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 8,065 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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