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20 Million Miles to Earth

1957 · 82 min · Director: Nathan Juran ★ IMDb 6.3 · 9,055 ratings

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When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.

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20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Excitement 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Fear
20%Awe
  1. Fear30%
  2. Awe20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Excitement, Awe. Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Excitement and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
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 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity47 %33 %37 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension55 %46 %33 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Sadness54 %45 %30 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity45 %38 %34 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity50 %41 %46 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity56 %39 %54 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Sadness54 %29 %53 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity57 %34 %59 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity59 %45 %61 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity59 %54 %51 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Tension65 %64 %39 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Tension63 %63 %34 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Tension61 %61 %35 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Tension65 %57 %41 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity64 %48 %56 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity69 %59 %53 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Tension78 %76 %34 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 72′Tension78 %78 %30 %62 %
92.5 %≈ 76′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 80′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

WH
William Hopper

WH
William Hopper

Colonel Robert Calder

FP
Frank Puglia

Dr. Leonardo

JZ
John Zaremba

TB
Thomas Browne Henry

TB
Thomas Browne Henry

Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh

TV
Tito Vuolo

TV
Tito Vuolo

Commissario Unte

JA
Jan Arvan

JA
Jan Arvan

Signore Contino - Government Official

AS
Arthur Space

BB
Bart Braverman

DO
Don Orlando

DO
Don Orlando

Fisherman Mondello (uncredited)

GK
George Khoury

Fisherman Verrico (uncredited)

DF
Darlene Fields

Reporter Reynolds (uncredited)

GP
George Pelling

Reporter Maples (uncredited)

JD
Jimmy Dime

Felix Roi, a French reporter (uncredited)

SC
Sid Cassel

Farmer (uncredited)

RH
Ray Harryhausen

Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)

ND
Noel Drayton

1st Reuters News Correspondent (uncredited)

RM
Rollin Moriyama

Dr. Koruku - Japanese Scientist

Details

Directed by
Nathan Juran
Written by
Robert Creighton Williams, Christopher Knopf, Charlotte Knight
Type
Movies
Released
1957
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 9,055 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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