House of the Long Shadows
1983 · 100 min · Director: Pete Walker
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An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.
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House of the Long Shadows (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Humor 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Humor, Curiosity. Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Humor and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Curiosity
- Tension
- Surprise
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Surprise
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Curiosity | Tension | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 32 % | 28 % | 9 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 35 % | 32 % | 16 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 36 % | 34 % | 23 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 36 % | 35 % | 26 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 43 % | 29 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 50 % | 34 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 53 % | 36 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 50 % | 31 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 50 % | 31 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 57 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Curiosity | 67 % | 65 % | 51 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 74 % | 66 % | 66 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 76 % | 61 % | 73 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 72 % | 51 % | 69 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 70 % | 41 % | 66 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 76 % | 41 % | 74 % | 49 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 82 % | 49 % | 81 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 84 % | 48 % | 69 % | 65 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Surprise | 77 % | 35 % | 35 % | 70 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Surprise | 62 % | 27 % | 12 % | 58 % |
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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
Kenneth Magee
Andrew Caulder
Details
- Directed by
- Pete Walker
- Written by
- Earl Derr Biggers, Michael Armstrong, Michael Armstrong
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1983
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
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