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Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959 · 132 min · Director: Henry Levin ★ IMDb 7 · 21,656 ratings

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An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Excitement 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe30%
  2. Humor10%

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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 Awe, Excitement, Curiosity. Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Excitement and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Awe

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Awe

Tension
Curiosity
Awe
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 3 %, then peaks around 57 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityAwe
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %6 %28 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity48 %12 %41 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity55 %18 %56 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity56 %29 %53 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Humor57 %43 %45 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Sadness59 %45 %48 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity58 %41 %53 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity61 %48 %54 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Tension64 %56 %53 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity63 %57 %51 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Tension68 %65 %41 %17 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Tension75 %74 %31 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Tension75 %71 %35 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 89′Tension66 %55 %44 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Awe66 %50 %45 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Tension75 %65 %36 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 109′Sadness71 %61 %38 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Curiosity70 %58 %46 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 122′Tension74 %54 %35 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 129′Humor68 %30 %20 %28 %
Man in a hole

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

AD
Arlene Dahl

PB
Pat Boone

PB
Pat Boone

Alexander 'Alec' McKuen

PR
Peter Ronson

Diane Baker

Jenny Lindenbrook

BW
Ben Wright

BW
Ben Wright

Paisley

AF
Alex Finlayson

IT
Ivan Triesault

Prof. Göteborg

Peter Wight

Laird Of Glendarick

AC
Alan Caillou

Rector

KH
Kendrick Huxham

Scots Newsman

OM
Owen McGiveney

Shopkeeper

MG
Molly Glessing

News Vendor (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Henry Levin
Type
Movies
Released
1959
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 21,656 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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