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Destiny

1921 · 98 min · Director: Fritz Lang ★ IMDb 7.6 · 7,494 ratings

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As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.

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Destiny (1921) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Melancholy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Awe
20%Love
  1. Awe30%
  2. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Melancholy, Love. Genres: Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Melancholy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Sadness
Love
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 3 %, then peaks around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Love43 %32 %20 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity44 %30 %13 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity51 %38 %18 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sadness59 %41 %36 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Love63 %34 %50 %53 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness69 %41 %50 %53 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Hope73 %61 %31 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Tension75 %74 %19 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Tension75 %74 %25 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension70 %68 %30 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension73 %71 %26 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension74 %70 %19 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity60 %48 %10 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity54 %39 %8 %3 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension64 %56 %14 %13 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension74 %70 %31 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Sadness80 %73 %57 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Sadness81 %70 %69 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Sadness83 %56 %73 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Sadness87 %38 %80 %58 %
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

LD
Lil Dagover

WJ
Walter Janssen

BG
Bernhard Goetzke

HS
Hans Sternberg

KR
Karl Rückert

MA
Max Adalbert

MA
Max Adalbert

Notary / Chancellor

WD
Wilhelm Diegelmann

WD
Wilhelm Diegelmann

Doctor

EP
Erich Pabst

KP
Karl Platen

KP
Karl Platen

Pharmacist

HP
Hermann Picha

PR
Paul Rehkopf

Gravedigger

MP
Max Pfeiffer

Night Watchman

GJ
Georg John

Beggar

LP
Lydia Potechina

Landlady

GB
Grete Berger

Mother

RK
Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Dervish / Girolamo

Ev
Eduard von Winterstein

Caliph (uncredited)

LM
Lothar Müthel

Confidant (uncredited)

EP
Edgar Pauly

Girolamo's Friend (uncredited)

LB
Louis Brody

Moor (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Fritz Lang
Type
Movies
Released
1921
Runtime
98 min
Country
Germany
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 7,494 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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