I Want to Live!
1958 · 120 min · Director: Robert Wise
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
Emotional fingerprint
I Want to Live! (1958) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Guilt10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 24 % | 19 % | 9 % | 1 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 30 % | 20 % | 14 % | 4 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Hope | 40 % | 30 % | 25 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 51 % | 47 % | 32 % | 22 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 59 % | 59 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 63 % | 61 % | 37 % | 22 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 62 % | 57 % | 50 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 61 % | 59 % | 50 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 67 % | 67 % | 49 % | 31 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 73 % | 73 % | 57 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 77 % | 73 % | 66 % | 60 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 75 % | 67 % | 68 % | 64 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Empathy | 74 % | 60 % | 71 % | 63 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 82 % | 67 % | 79 % | 72 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 85 % | 76 % | 81 % | 74 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Empathy | 81 % | 75 % | 76 % | 65 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Tension | 79 % | 76 % | 73 % | 59 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 87 % | 86 % | 78 % | 68 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Sadness | 95 % | 93 % | 88 % | 85 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Sadness | 97 % | 94 % | 93 % | 93 % |
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
Henry L. Graham
John R. 'Jack' Santo
District Attorney Milton
Al Matthews
San Quentin Matron
San Quentin Sgt.
Barbara, San Quentin Nurse
Detective
Details
- Directed by
- Robert Wise
- Written by
- Nelson Gidding, Ed Montgomery, Don Mankiewicz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1958
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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