Wake in Fright
1971 · 109 min · Director: Ted Kotcheff
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Emotional fingerprint
Wake in Fright (1971) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 32%, Anxiety 28%, Fear 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing32%
- Anxiety28%
- Fear18%
- Sadness12%
- Anger10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive 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: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 25 % | 5 % | 2 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 28 % | 13 % | 4 % | 1 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 20 % | 8 % | 4 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Curiosity | 35 % | 28 % | 13 % | 9 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 44 % | 39 % | 13 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 53 % | 49 % | 10 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 49 % | 46 % | 11 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 34 % | 13 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 34 % | 28 % | 13 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sadness | 36 % | 26 % | 14 % | 24 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 40 % | 28 % | 21 % | 23 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 48 % | 36 % | 36 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Disturbing | 56 % | 45 % | 51 % | 23 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 54 % | 66 % | 26 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 68 % | 79 % | 39 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 64 % | 65 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 53 % | 49 % | 38 % | 30 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 57 % | 53 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Sadness | 68 % | 51 % | 55 % | 51 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 65 % | 37 % | 58 % | 53 % |
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
John Grant
Receptionist
Joe the Cook
1st Controller
2nd Controller
Charlie Jones
Stubbs
Stockman
Van Driver
Robyn
Joyce
Details
- Directed by
- Ted Kotcheff
- Written by
- Ted Kotcheff, Evan Jones, Kenneth Cook
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1971
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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