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The Survivors

1983 · 103 min · Director: Michael Ritchie ★ IMDb 5.8 · 6,343 ratings

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Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.

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The Survivors (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
  1. Humor30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Humor
Tension
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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 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionSympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor50 %43 %13 %47 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sympathy56 %48 %25 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor63 %55 %40 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor61 %57 %40 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor64 %61 %43 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor66 %64 %46 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor63 %60 %43 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor61 %60 %34 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor61 %59 %30 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor57 %53 %34 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Humor60 %57 %38 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Humor65 %65 %40 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Humor64 %63 %41 %13 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Humor65 %57 %51 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension71 %56 %65 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Tension77 %60 %73 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Tension79 %63 %74 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Humor75 %63 %69 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Humor69 %56 %50 %34 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Sympathy63 %47 %27 %47 %
Icarus

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

Walter Matthau

Sonny Paluso

JW
James Wainwright

KV
Kristen Vigard

KV
Kristen Vigard

Candice Paluso

JC
Joseph Carberry

AP
Anne Pitoniak

AP
Anne Pitoniak

Betty

BB
Bernard Barrow

MH
Marian Hailey

SL
Skipp Lynch

Wiley

AM
Annie McEnroe

Doreen

MM
Meg Mundy

Mace Lover

YB
Yudie Bank

Accosted Old Lady

MP
Michael P. Moran

Gun Salesman

NP
Norma Pratt

Armed Little Lady

JD
John De Bello

Salesman

DH
Del Hinkley

Wes Man

MU
Morgan Upton

Cost-Conscious Survivalist

RD
Regina David

Nose Biter

Details

Directed by
Michael Ritchie
Written by
Michael J. Leeson, Michael J. Leeson
Type
Movies
Released
1983
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 6,343 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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