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The Premature Burial

1962 · 81 min · Director: Roger Corman, Roger Corman ★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,567 ratings

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An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational fear of premature burial consumes him.

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The Premature Burial (1962) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear40%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 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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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Fear

Tension
Disturbing
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity37 %27 %8 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity52 %41 %31 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Disturbing63 %53 %48 %46 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Tension57 %49 %39 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Disturbing53 %45 %35 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity56 %46 %40 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Disturbing61 %51 %51 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Disturbing58 %50 %48 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Tension53 %48 %31 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Tension58 %54 %34 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity60 %55 %39 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Tension57 %45 %31 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity59 %40 %23 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Tension66 %56 %32 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Tension80 %76 %60 %63 %
77.5 %≈ 63′Fear87 %83 %79 %77 %
82.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing84 %80 %76 %74 %
87.5 %≈ 71′Tension84 %81 %74 %71 %
92.5 %≈ 75′Disturbing89 %87 %82 %78 %
97.5 %≈ 79′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

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Richard Ney

John Dierkes

Sweeny

BD
Brendan Dillon

BD
Brendan Dillon

Minister

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Clive Halliday

Details

Written by
Charles Beaumont, Ray Russell
Type
Movies
Released
1962
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,567 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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