Bigger Than Life
1956 · 95 min · Director: Nicholas Ray
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A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.
Emotional fingerprint
Bigger Than Life (1956) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Empathy 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety35%
- Empathy25%
- Anger20%
- Melancholy15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Anger. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Tension
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Tension | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sympathy | 21 % | 15 % | 10 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sympathy | 31 % | 25 % | 20 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sympathy | 46 % | 43 % | 38 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sympathy | 48 % | 45 % | 39 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Relief | 49 % | 38 % | 26 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Relief | 55 % | 30 % | 16 % | 5 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Relief | 50 % | 21 % | 18 % | 4 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 51 % | 30 % | 34 % | 10 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sympathy | 58 % | 45 % | 49 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 54 % | 39 % | 50 % | 18 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 53 % | 39 % | 50 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 56 % | 57 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 68 % | 65 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sympathy | 75 % | 73 % | 69 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sympathy | 77 % | 75 % | 71 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sympathy | 79 % | 75 % | 75 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sympathy | 86 % | 78 % | 83 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Fear | 89 % | 80 % | 85 % | 76 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sympathy | 82 % | 78 % | 68 % | 53 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Relief | 77 % | 75 % | 47 % | 27 % |
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
Dr. Norton
Nurse
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Mr. Byron (uncredited)
Joe (uncredited)
Freddie (uncredited)
Nancy (uncredited)
Mrs. Tyndall (uncredited)
Milkman (uncredited)
Mr. McLennan (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Nicholas Ray
- Written by
- Richard Maibaum, Cyril Hume
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1956
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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