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Gloria

1980 · 122 min · Director: John Cassavetes ★ IMDb 7.1 · 13,439 ratings

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When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.

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Gloria (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Empathy 25%, Excitement 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 Tension, Empathy, Excitement. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Empathy and Excitement. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Tension
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension74 %52 %73 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension83 %70 %80 %59 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Empathy82 %78 %76 %70 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Sadness74 %68 %68 %57 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Tension74 %60 %70 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Tension74 %57 %74 %32 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Tension71 %57 %56 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Empathy74 %68 %44 %55 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Tension78 %69 %63 %56 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Tension77 %65 %68 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Empathy78 %65 %60 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Tension83 %56 %74 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Tension81 %57 %76 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Empathy75 %66 %65 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Tension73 %59 %68 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Tension78 %54 %78 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 107′Tension76 %59 %71 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 113′Empathy69 %64 %40 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 119′Sadness73 %73 %17 %63 %
Rags to riches

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

JA
John Adames

TK
Tony Knesich

GC
Gregory Cleghorne

LG
Lupe Garnica

JC
Jessica Castillo

Tom Noonan

2nd Man / Gangster

RM
Ronald Maccone

RM
Ronald Maccone

3rd Man / Gangster

GY
George Yudzevich

Heavy Set Man

GK
Gary Klar

Irish Cop

WE
William E. Rice

TV Newscaster

FB
Frank Belgiorno

Riverside Drive Man #5

J.C. Quinn

Riverside Drive Man #4

AS
Alex Stevens

Riverside Drive Man #7

SL
Sonny Landham

Riverside Drive Man #8

HM
Harry Madsen

Riverside Drive Man #6

SG
Shanton Granger

Car Flip Cabbie

JP
John Pavelko

Bank Teller

Details

Directed by
John Cassavetes
Written by
John Cassavetes
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 13,439 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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