feeldb

The Beast Within

1982 · 98 min · Director: Philippe Mora ★ IMDb 5.6 · 5,451 ratings

Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)

A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.

Ask Kadri Rate how it felt
Working…

Your viewing check-in

Emotional fingerprint

The Beast Within (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

AI estimate · no viewer votes yet

How we measure

AI estimate

Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

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 Fear, Disturbing, Anxiety. Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

How did it make you feel?

Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.

Pick up to three · 0/3

1
2
3

Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Fear

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 evidence
Ending hidden

Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension42 %38 %27 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension61 %55 %41 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sympathy66 %53 %32 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity56 %42 %19 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity55 %47 %30 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Tension55 %50 %36 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity50 %43 %26 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Sympathy55 %45 %26 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Disturbing65 %52 %34 %51 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity64 %56 %40 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension68 %63 %51 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Disturbing76 %70 %59 %60 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension74 %70 %57 %55 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity74 %72 %61 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension84 %82 %72 %66 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension91 %89 %81 %76 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Fear89 %87 %82 %75 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Tension87 %83 %77 %78 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Disturbing89 %83 %75 %84 %
97.5 %≈ 96′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.

AI reading of the film’s English subtitles (dialogue and sound cues) — not viewer votes. How we measure ↗

Kadri — your film companion

AI

Ask anything about The Beast Within. From the film’s own dialogue and FeelDB data, at your spoiler level.

Kadri

Hi, I’m Kadri. Ask me anything about The Beast Within — I’ll stay inside your spoiler line.

Premise only
Enter to send · Shift + Enter for a new line
Afterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers

Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.

0 responses so far

Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.

Cast

Ronny Cox

Eli MacCleary

BB
Bibi Besch

BB
Bibi Besch

Caroline MacCleary

PC
Paul Clemens

R.G. Armstrong

Doc Schoonmaker

L.Q. Jones

Sheriff Pool

DG
Don Gordon

DG
Don Gordon

Judge Curwin

KM
Katherine Moffat

LR
Logan Ramsey

LR
Logan Ramsey

Edwin Curwin

JD
John Dennis Johnston

JD
John Dennis Johnston

Horace Platt

RS
Ron Soble

RS
Ron Soble

Tom Laws

LA
Luke Askew

Dexter Ward

MT
Meshach Taylor

Deputy Herbert

BH
Boyce Holleman

Doc Odom

Details

Directed by
Philippe Mora
Type
Movies
Released
1982
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 5,451 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
Data updated

Where to watch

Also on

Availability varies by country

Data: JustWatch · Wikidata

Feels similar

More like this →

Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.