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Johnny Got His Gun

1971 · 112 min · Director: Dalton Trumbo ★ IMDb 7.8 · 20,147 ratings

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A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.

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Emotional fingerprint

Johnny Got His Gun (1971) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Disturbing, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Disturbing and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Sadness
Disturbing
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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 63 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessDisturbingTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Disturbing72 %43 %70 %50 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Disturbing69 %39 %49 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Love70 %36 %31 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension74 %44 %49 %55 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Disturbing78 %57 %70 %68 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Disturbing76 %64 %69 %61 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Sadness73 %60 %63 %57 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Disturbing74 %60 %66 %61 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Sadness73 %59 %64 %59 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Hope71 %54 %59 %50 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Sadness74 %60 %52 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Sadness70 %58 %31 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Love63 %39 %13 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Hope66 %31 %9 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Hope74 %39 %11 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Sadness78 %49 %20 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Hope85 %57 %45 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Sadness93 %77 %74 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Sadness95 %93 %85 %73 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Timothy Bottoms

Joe Bonham

KF
Kathy Fields

SB
Sandy Brown Wyeth

SB
Sandy Brown Wyeth

Lucky

PB
Peter Brocco

PB
Peter Brocco

Ancient Prelate

KC
Kendell Clarke

Eric Christmas

Corporal Timlon

EF
Eduard Franz

Col. / Gen. Tillery

CB
Craig Bovia

Little Guy

JH
Judy Howard Chaikin

Bakery Girl

DT
Dalton Trumbo

Orator

DV
Diane Varsi

Nurse #4

DS
David Soul

Swede, World War I Soldier

AG
Anthony Geary

Red, World War I Soldier

MD
Maurice Dallimore

British Colonel

RE
Robert Easton

Third Doctor

Details

Directed by
Dalton Trumbo
Type
Movies
Released
1971
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 20,147 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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