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The Offence

1973 · 113 min · Director: Sidney Lumet ★ IMDb 6.8 · 9,249 ratings

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A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.

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The Offence (1973) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 30%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger30%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Disturbing, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Disturbing and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Disturbing
Tension
Sadness
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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension60 %47 %58 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Empathy64 %53 %60 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Empathy63 %54 %59 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension61 %51 %60 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension68 %54 %68 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Tension69 %56 %68 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Sadness63 %54 %59 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing70 %65 %59 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Disturbing85 %84 %63 %61 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Disturbing86 %86 %63 %65 %
57.5 %≈ 65′Disturbing76 %75 %61 %54 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Disturbing73 %70 %64 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Disturbing74 %70 %66 %48 %
72.5 %≈ 82′Tension73 %66 %66 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Disturbing76 %70 %70 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 93′Disturbing80 %74 %74 %46 %
87.5 %≈ 99′Tension85 %79 %81 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Disturbing92 %88 %88 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 110′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

PB
Peter Bowles

PB
Peter Bowles

Detective Inspector Cameron

DN
Derek Newark

RR
Ronald Radd

JH
John Hallam

JH
John Hallam

Panton

AS
Anthony Sagar

AS
Anthony Sagar

Hill

MG
Maxine Gordon

HF
Hilda Fenemore

Woman on Common

CL
Cynthia Lund

Child at School

HG
Howard Goorney

Lambert

BG
Brian Grellis

Policeman

MR
Michael Redfern

Policeman

FW
Fred Wood

Billy

GK
Gordon Keating

Barman

RM
Roy Macready

Barman

RM
Richard Moore

Garret

TC
Timothy Craven

Ambulance Man

Details

Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Written by
John Hopkins
Type
Movies
Released
1973
Runtime
113 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 9,249 ratings
Feels mostly
Anger
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