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O Lucky Man!

1973 · 184 min · Director: Lindsay Anderson ★ IMDb 7.6 · 9,377 ratings

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An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.

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O Lucky Man! (1973) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Humor 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Humor, Inspiration. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Humor and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Melancholy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then peaks around 28 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingMelancholyTension
2.5 %≈ 5′Humor42 %8 %8 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 14′Hope45 %16 %10 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 23′Disturbing45 %26 %18 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 32′Humor38 %20 %20 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 41′Humor43 %26 %14 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 51′Tension60 %48 %10 %57 %
32.5 %≈ 60′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
37.5 %≈ 69′Tension57 %45 %5 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 78′Disturbing55 %45 %13 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 87′Melancholy49 %35 %25 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 97′Humor46 %31 %24 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 106′Disturbing56 %49 %16 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 115′Disturbing69 %60 %21 %50 %
67.5 %≈ 124′Tension66 %44 %34 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 133′Melancholy55 %26 %41 %37 %
77.5 %≈ 143′Melancholy51 %24 %45 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 152′Melancholy55 %23 %50 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 161′Melancholy54 %13 %45 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 170′Hope48 %3 %33 %8 %
97.5 %≈ 179′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

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Rachel Roberts

Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards

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Arthur Lowe

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Arthur Lowe

Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

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Graham Crowden

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Graham Crowden

Stewart / Prof. Millar / Meths Drinker

PJ
Peter Jeffrey

Factory Chairman / Prison Governor

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Dandy Nichols

AP
Alan Price

Alan Price

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Mary MacLeod

Mrs. Ball / Salvationist / Vicar's Wife

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Michael Bangerter

William / Interrogator / Assistant / Released Prisoner

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Wallas Eaton

John Stone (Coffee Factory) / Col. Steiger / Prison Warder / Meths Drinker / Film Executive

Warren Clarke

Master of Ceremonies (Nightspot) / Warner / Male Nurse

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Bill Owen

Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding

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Lindsay Anderson

Director

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John Barrett

Bill

Geoffrey Palmer

Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes

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James Bolam

Attenborough/Examination Doctor

Details

Directed by
Lindsay Anderson
Written by
Malcolm McDowell, David Sherwin
Type
Movies
Released
1973
Runtime
184 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 9,377 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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