A Face in the Crowd
1957 · 125 min · Director: Elia Kazan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker. Marcia Jeffries is the innocent Sarah Lawrence girl who discovers the great man in a back-country jail and is the first to fall under his spell.
Emotional fingerprint
A Face in the Crowd (1957) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Confusion 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 Anxiety, Empathy, Confusion. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 37 % | 10 % | 5 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 38 % | 10 % | 5 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 39 % | 13 % | 8 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 41 % | 16 % | 10 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 41 % | 18 % | 9 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 41 % | 23 % | 9 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 29 % | 15 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 46 % | 30 % | 28 % | 9 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 35 % | 36 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 55 % | 41 % | 36 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 53 % | 41 % | 37 % | 30 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Disturbing | 50 % | 40 % | 39 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 53 % | 40 % | 35 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 56 % | 40 % | 38 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Disturbing | 54 % | 39 % | 44 % | 21 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Disturbing | 55 % | 44 % | 50 % | 16 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 57 % | 59 % | 26 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Tension | 75 % | 69 % | 63 % | 31 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Tension | 80 % | 71 % | 65 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 122′ | Sadness | 82 % | 67 % | 67 % | 63 % |
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
General Haynesworth
Mr. Luffler
J.B. Jeffries
First Mrs. Rhodes
Sheriff Big Jeff Bess
Abe Steiner
Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited)
Homeless Woman (uncredited)
Page Girl (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Elia Kazan
- Written by
- Budd Schulberg
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1957
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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