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Atlantic City

1980 · 104 min · Director: Louis Malle ★ IMDb 7.3 · 20,086 ratings

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In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.

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Emotional fingerprint

Atlantic City (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Empathy
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

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 78 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity34 %25 %17 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension37 %30 %15 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor35 %28 %10 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity37 %28 %8 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity41 %24 %9 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor44 %23 %13 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension48 %34 %21 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Sadness53 %31 %39 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Sadness55 %21 %51 %50 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Sadness52 %19 %49 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Empathy47 %16 %43 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Sadness50 %29 %41 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension59 %50 %46 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Empathy63 %57 %50 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension66 %60 %43 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Tension64 %55 %30 %15 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Humor56 %45 %30 %15 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Tension48 %36 %30 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Curiosity37 %23 %20 %8 %

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Cast

HM
Hollis McLaren

AW
Al Waxman

AW
Al Waxman

Alfie

RG
Robert Goulet

RG
Robert Goulet

Singer

MZ
Moses Znaimer

AM
Angus MacInnes

SS
Sean Sullivan

Buddy

HA
Harvey Atkin

Bus Driver

ND
Norma Dell'Agnese

Jeanne

LD
Louis Del Grande

Mr. Shapiro

JM
John McCurry

Fred

EB
Eleanor Beecroft

Mrs. Reese

CL
Cec Linder

President of Hospital

Sean McCann

Detective

VG
Vincent Glorioso

Young Doctor

Details

Directed by
Louis Malle
Written by
John Guare
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
104 min
Country
Canada, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 20,086 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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