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The Hitch-Hiker

1953 · 71 min · Director: Ida Lupino ★ IMDb 6.9 · 12,134 ratings

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Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.

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The Hitch-Hiker (1953) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Fear 30%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Tension
30%Fear
20%Anxiety
  1. Tension35%
  2. Fear30%
  3. Anxiety20%
  4. Empathy10%
  5. Relief5%

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Fear
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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 8 %, then peaks around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Fear50 %42 %42 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Tension46 %41 %35 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Tension67 %65 %56 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 12′Tension86 %85 %77 %46 %
22.5 %≈ 16′Tension86 %85 %75 %48 %
27.5 %≈ 20′Tension84 %82 %71 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 23′Fear80 %77 %68 %50 %
37.5 %≈ 27′Tension73 %71 %55 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 30′Tension72 %70 %49 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 34′Tension76 %74 %53 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 37′Tension69 %68 %50 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 41′Tension57 %56 %39 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 44′Tension66 %65 %46 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 48′Tension83 %80 %66 %59 %
72.5 %≈ 51′Tension87 %83 %71 %73 %
77.5 %≈ 55′Sympathy88 %84 %73 %75 %
82.5 %≈ 59′Tension84 %81 %69 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 62′Tension81 %79 %64 %58 %
92.5 %≈ 66′Tension86 %81 %69 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 69′Relief90 %80 %70 %63 %
Man in a hole

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

Edmond O'Brien

FL
Frank Lovejoy

WT
William Talman

JT
José Torvay

SH
Sam Hayes

WN
Wendell Niles

JD
Jean Del Val

JD
Jean Del Val

Inspector General

CH
Clark Howat

CH
Clark Howat

Government Agent

NV
Natividad Vacío

NV
Natividad Vacío

Jose

LH
Larry Hudson

CY
Collier Young

Sleeping Mexican Peon

GB
Gordon Barnes

Hendrickson

RB
Rodney Bell

William Johnson

OB
Orlando Beltran

Salesman

WC
Wade Crosby

Joe

JD
June Dinneen

Waitress

JD
Joe Dominguez

Bit Part

HA
Henry A. Escalante

Mexican Guard

AF
Al Ferrara

Gas Station Attendant

TF
Taylor Flaniken

Mexican Cop

Details

Directed by
Ida Lupino
Written by
Daniel Mainwaring, Ida Lupino, Collier Young, Robert L. Joseph
Type
Movies
Released
1953
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 12,134 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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