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In Cold Blood

1967 · 134 min · Director: Richard Brooks ★ IMDb 7.9 · 32,206 ratings

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After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.

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In Cold Blood (1967) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Melancholy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Melancholy, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, History. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Melancholy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Disturbing
Sadness
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 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity40 %30 %15 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension49 %45 %30 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension56 %56 %40 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Tension63 %61 %48 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Disturbing70 %63 %61 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity65 %54 %57 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Tension56 %50 %42 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity55 %48 %32 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Sympathy55 %39 %30 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity59 %44 %40 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 70′Tension60 %54 %43 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 77′Tension56 %54 %31 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Tension61 %60 %29 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 90′Tension74 %74 %44 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 97′Tension84 %84 %65 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 104′Tension91 %88 %83 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Disturbing88 %80 %85 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 117′Sadness80 %71 %75 %68 %
92.5 %≈ 124′Tension82 %73 %69 %71 %
97.5 %≈ 131′Sadness87 %73 %65 %80 %
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

Scott Wilson

Richard 'Dick' Hickcock

JF
John Forsythe

Alvin Dewey

JG
John Gallaudet

JM
John McLiam

Herbert Clutter

RS
Ruth Storey

Bonnie Clutter

BC
Brenda Currin

Nancy Clutter

VT
Vaughn Taylor

Good Samaritan

DH
Duke Hobbie

Young Reporter

GW
Guy Way

Prison Guard

SA
Sheldon Allman

ST
Sammy Thurman

ST
Sadie Truitt

Details

Directed by
Richard Brooks
Type
Movies
Released
1967
Runtime
134 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 32,206 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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