Elmer Gantry
1960 · 146 min · Director: Richard Brooks
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Emotional fingerprint
Elmer Gantry (1960) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Anger 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Anger25%
- Confusion20%
- Disturbing15%
- Surprise10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Anger, Confusion. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Anger and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Humor | 45 % | 9 % | 23 % | 19 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sadness | 42 % | 9 % | 25 % | 22 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 39 % | 10 % | 16 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 40 % | 14 % | 14 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Love | 41 % | 18 % | 21 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 45 % | 21 % | 18 % | 7 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 46 % | 29 % | 11 % | 3 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 48 % | 40 % | 13 % | 4 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 50 % | 44 % | 24 % | 8 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Empathy | 48 % | 39 % | 27 % | 11 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Humor | 46 % | 40 % | 19 % | 11 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 50 % | 37 % | 22 % | 10 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Love | 58 % | 37 % | 32 % | 11 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Tension | 67 % | 54 % | 34 % | 19 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 68 % | 64 % | 41 % | 33 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Sadness | 67 % | 63 % | 51 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Tension | 67 % | 61 % | 53 % | 49 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 128′ | Sadness | 65 % | 54 % | 51 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 135′ | Love | 72 % | 61 % | 54 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 142′ | Sadness | 84 % | 76 % | 65 % | 63 % |
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
Reverend Planck
Reverend Ulrich
Eddington
Prostitute
Details
- Directed by
- Richard Brooks
- Written by
- Richard Brooks, Sinclair Lewis
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1960
- Runtime
- 146 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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