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Sabotage

1937 · 77 min · Director: Alfred Hitchcock ★ IMDb 7 · 21,116 ratings

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Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.

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Sabotage (1937) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sadness
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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 rises around 73 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity43 %30 %0 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor48 %24 %0 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Humor51 %25 %0 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity50 %31 %0 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity45 %26 %0 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Humor45 %21 %0 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity51 %33 %1 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity55 %44 %4 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity56 %48 %4 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 37′Tension61 %57 %6 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 40′Tension66 %66 %14 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 44′Tension63 %61 %14 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 48′Humor54 %51 %8 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 52′Tension60 %55 %19 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 56′Disturbing79 %68 %51 %64 %
77.5 %≈ 60′Sadness88 %71 %75 %79 %
82.5 %≈ 64′Sadness86 %69 %81 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 67′Sadness85 %73 %76 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 71′Tension86 %81 %65 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 75′Disturbing88 %85 %62 %82 %
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

SS
Sylvia Sidney

Mrs. Verloc

DT
Desmond Tester

JL
John Loder

JB
Joyce Barbour

MB
Matthew Boulton

MB
Matthew Boulton

Superintendent Talbot

SJ
S. J. Warmington

WD
William Dewhurst

CG
Clare Greet

CG
Clare Greet

Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

AT
Austin Trevor

Monocle Man (uncredited)

CH
Charles Hawtrey

Studious Youngster (uncredited)

MH
Martita Hunt

The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)

TT
Torin Thatcher

Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited)

PB
Peter Bull

Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed

Details

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Joseph Conrad, Charles Bennett
Type
Movies
Released
1937
Runtime
77 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 21,116 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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