Pickup on South Street
1953 · 80 min · Director: Samuel Fuller
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.
Emotional fingerprint
Pickup on South Street (1953) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension30%
- Excitement25%
- Empathy20%
- Love15%
- Anticipation10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sympathy
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sympathy | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 40 % | 10 % | 55 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 31 % | 10 % | 51 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 32 % | 9 % | 46 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 49 % | 45 % | 6 % | 45 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 39 % | 5 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 26 % | 8 % | 44 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 31 % | 10 % | 45 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 36 % | 10 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 39 % | 14 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 54 % | 51 % | 26 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 59 % | 59 % | 38 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 63 % | 61 % | 48 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sympathy | 75 % | 63 % | 68 % | 27 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 78 % | 56 % | 73 % | 26 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 75 % | 65 % | 64 % | 27 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 81 % | 81 % | 66 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 79 % | 79 % | 59 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 73 % | 71 % | 38 % | 35 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Relief | 75 % | 72 % | 27 % | 25 % |
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
Nurse (uncredited)
Detective Eddie (uncredited)
Detective MacGregor (uncredited)
Detective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)
Library Worker (uncredited)
Microfilm Library Clerk (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Samuel Fuller
- Written by
- Samuel Fuller, Dwight Taylor
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1953
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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