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Midway

1976 · 132 min · Director: Jack Smight ★ IMDb 6.8 · 23,712 ratings

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This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

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Emotional fingerprint

Midway (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%
  2. Awe15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Fear. Genres: Drama, History, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
Curiosity
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 18 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension48 %42 %20 %42 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity48 %40 %15 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity48 %41 %13 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity48 %44 %14 %43 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Tension48 %45 %16 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity48 %44 %18 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Tension48 %43 %18 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Relief49 %45 %18 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Tension55 %53 %20 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Tension63 %60 %28 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Tension69 %68 %43 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Tension71 %71 %50 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Tension68 %68 %41 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 89′Tension71 %71 %45 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Tension80 %80 %60 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Tension80 %79 %57 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 109′Tension76 %74 %49 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Tension76 %75 %53 %16 %
92.5 %≈ 122′Tension74 %69 %48 %18 %
97.5 %≈ 129′Sadness67 %53 %30 %22 %
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

Charlton Heston

Capt. Matthew Garth

Hal Holbrook

Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

Robert Mitchum

Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

Robert Webber

Admiral Jack Fletcher

JS
James Shigeta

Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

Pat Morita

Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka

JF
John Fujioka

Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

EN
Ed Nelson

Admiral Harry Pearson

CG
Christopher George

Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky

EE
Erik Estrada

Pilot "Chili Bean" Ramos

Tom Selleck

Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard

RI
Robert Ito

Cmdr. Minoru Genda

CK
Christina Kokubo

Haruko Sakura

SS
Susan Sullivan

Ann (TV Version)

Details

Directed by
Jack Smight
Written by
Donald S. Sanford
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 23,712 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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