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Becket

1964 · 148 min · Director: Peter Glenville ★ IMDb 7.7 · 17,302 ratings

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Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.

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Becket (1964) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Tension 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 Empathy, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Sadness
Empathy
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 38 %, then peaks around 63 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 4′Sadness57 %32 %38 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Humor54 %41 %18 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 19′Tension51 %46 %8 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 26′Tension50 %45 %18 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 33′Tension59 %51 %39 %45 %
27.5 %≈ 41′Sadness63 %50 %48 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 48′Humor50 %36 %26 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity44 %28 %8 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity46 %28 %13 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 70′Tension54 %44 %24 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 78′Tension64 %61 %30 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 85′Tension70 %68 %38 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 93′Tension75 %73 %43 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 100′Tension70 %65 %35 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 107′Curiosity55 %46 %24 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 115′Empathy53 %44 %28 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 122′Tension59 %53 %34 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 130′Tension65 %61 %36 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 137′Tension78 %74 %54 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 144′Sadness85 %78 %72 %62 %
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

Peter O'Toole

King Henry II of England

DW
David Weston

SP
Siân Phillips

Gwendolen

IJ
Inigo Jackson

Robert de Beaumont

FA
Felix Aylmer

Archbishop of Canterbury

CR
Christopher Rhodes

Baron

JP
John Phillips

Bishop of Winchester

FP
Frank Pettingell

Bishop of York

VV
Véronique Vendell

French Prostitute

JH
Jennifer Hilary

Peasant's Daughter

DD
David Davenport

Details

Directed by
Peter Glenville
Written by
Edward Anhalt
Type
Movies
Released
1964
Runtime
148 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Genres
Drama, History
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 17,302 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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