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Colossus: The Forbin Project

1970 · 100 min · Director: Joseph Sargent ★ IMDb 7.1 · 11,995 ratings

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The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer designed by scientist Dr. Charles Forbin. It soon becomes clear, that the now-sentient Colossus is far more intelligent than its creator realized—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.

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Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Confusion 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 Anxiety, Tension, Confusion. Genres: Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 48 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity45 %28 %17 %43 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity48 %30 %15 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity53 %36 %19 %59 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity55 %36 %21 %65 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity58 %35 %23 %66 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity61 %46 %30 %64 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension69 %65 %42 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension82 %81 %60 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension89 %86 %75 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Disturbing84 %80 %76 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension74 %65 %68 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Disturbing66 %48 %57 %33 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Humor60 %43 %45 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension60 %53 %38 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension69 %66 %49 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Disturbing78 %74 %69 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Disturbing84 %76 %81 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Disturbing89 %80 %88 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 98′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

EB
Eric Braeden

EB
Eric Braeden

Dr Charles Forbin

SC
Susan Clark

Dr. Cleo Markham

GP
Gordon Pinsent

The President

William Schallert

CIA Director Grauber

WS
Willard Sage

AR
Alex Rodine

AR
Alex Rodine

Dr. Kuprin

ME
Martin E. Brooks

MR
Marion Ross

MR
Marion Ross

Angela Fields

DS
Dolph Sweet

DS
Dolph Sweet

Missile Commander

BM
Byron Morrow

Secretary of State

LB
Lew Brown

Peterson

SM
Sid McCoy

Secretary of Defense

James Hong

Dr. Chin

RC
Robert Cornthwaite

First Scientist

TB
Tom Basham

Thomas L. Harrison

LR
Leonid Rostoff

Russian Chairman

ST
Serge Tschernisch

Translator

JD
John Davey

Military officer on phone (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Colossus (voice) (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Written by
James Bridges, D.F. Jones
Type
Movies
Released
1970
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 11,995 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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