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The Front

1976 · 95 min · Director: Martin Ritt ★ IMDb 7.3 · 10,470 ratings

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A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

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The Front (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
  1. Humor30%
  2. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 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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  • Sympathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

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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 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor31 %16 %13 %4 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sympathy38 %25 %25 %7 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor42 %25 %34 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor44 %20 %32 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor44 %21 %25 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor45 %28 %30 %12 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension49 %31 %40 %12 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor57 %38 %44 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Sympathy65 %55 %50 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Sympathy64 %61 %46 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Sympathy64 %60 %44 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Sympathy61 %53 %47 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Humor54 %39 %46 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension58 %40 %55 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Tension64 %50 %56 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Sympathy69 %63 %41 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Sadness74 %67 %38 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Tension74 %60 %57 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Tension77 %55 %68 %37 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Inspiration82 %52 %61 %34 %
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

HB
Herschel Bernardi

Michael Murphy

Alfred Miller

RR
Remak Ramsay

RR
Remak Ramsay

Hennessey

ML
Marvin Lichterman

JS
Joshua Shelley

NR
Norman Rose

Howard's Attorney

CK
Charles Kimbrough

Committee Counselor

Josef Sommer

Committee Chairman

Danny Aiello

Danny LaGattuta

GJ
Georgann Johnson

T.V. Interviewer

SM
Scott McKay

Hampton

DC
David Clarke

Hubert Jackson

IK
I.W. Klein

Bank Teller

JB
John Bentley

Bartender

JG
Julie Garfield

Margo

Details

Directed by
Martin Ritt
Written by
Walter Bernstein
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 10,470 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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