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The Driller Killer

1979 · 101 min · Director: Abel Ferrara ★ IMDb 5.2 · 9,620 ratings

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An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

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The Driller Killer (1979) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Disturbing
25%Fear
20%Anxiety
  1. Disturbing35%
  2. Fear25%
  3. Anxiety20%
  4. Anger10%
  5. Confusion10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Disturbing
Fear
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 8 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity43 %26 %15 %6 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity37 %24 %15 %7 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity40 %31 %17 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension46 %41 %21 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension44 %40 %21 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension38 %34 %20 %7 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity37 %33 %23 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension50 %46 %38 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Disturbing62 %55 %52 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension53 %45 %39 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Sadness55 %47 %42 %27 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Disturbing76 %67 %70 %59 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Disturbing79 %70 %77 %64 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Disturbing65 %58 %59 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension64 %60 %55 %39 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Disturbing75 %69 %61 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness78 %70 %52 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension81 %76 %56 %58 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Disturbing85 %82 %72 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Tension82 %79 %73 %65 %
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

AF
Abel Ferrara

CM
Carolyn Marz

CS
Carolyn Smith

Carol Slaughter (as Carolyn Marz)

BD
Baybi Day

PB
Pamela Bergman

Pamela Bergling (as Baybi Day)

HS
Harry Schultz

AW
Alan Wynroth

MH
Maria Helhoski

JO
James O'Hara

JO
James O'Hara

Man in Church

RH
Richard Howorth

LM
Louis Mascolo

TS
Tommy Santora

RG
Rita Gooding

TV Spot

CS
Chuck Saaf

TV Spot

GC
Gary Cohen

Voice-over (voice)

JD
Janet Dailey

Girl at Audition

JF
Joyce Finney

Girl at Audition

BM
Butch Morris

Sidewalk Begger

PF
Paul Fitze

Kid on Street

JF
John Fitze

Kid on Street

KM
Karl Metner

Kid on Street

CA
Chris Amato

Kid on Street

Details

Directed by
Abel Ferrara
Type
Movies
Released
1979
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.2 · 9,620 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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