Dragonwyck
1946 · 103 min · Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.
Emotional fingerprint
Dragonwyck (1946) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Tension25%
- Melancholy20%
- Love15%
- Fear10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Melancholy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Tension
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 17 % | 13 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 18 % | 18 % | 3 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 18 % | 22 % | 4 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 21 % | 24 % | 10 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 28 % | 24 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 31 % | 30 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 56 % | 38 % | 42 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 43 % | 49 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 64 % | 41 % | 59 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 70 % | 44 % | 66 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 65 % | 46 % | 53 % | 46 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sympathy | 53 % | 41 % | 34 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Love | 53 % | 41 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 51 % | 51 % | 23 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 75 % | 65 % | 65 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 84 % | 75 % | 71 % | 65 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sympathy | 84 % | 73 % | 75 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 84 % | 64 % | 80 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 80 % | 54 % | 78 % | 29 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Tension | 72 % | 45 % | 68 % | 25 % |
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
Dr. Jeff Turner
Elizabeth Van Borden
Farmer (uncredited)
Dowager (uncredited)
Tommy Wells (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Written by
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Anya Seton
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1946
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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