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The Island

1980 · 114 min · Director: Michael Ritchie ★ IMDb 5.3 · 5,255 ratings

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David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and his son arrive to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats, Nau and his band of raiders decide to induct them into their tribe.

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The Island (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Tension 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Excitement. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 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: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

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 3 %, then rises around 28 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity41 %23 %13 %11 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity42 %25 %13 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity47 %38 %15 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension52 %43 %12 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Humor50 %37 %10 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity58 %49 %28 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Tension74 %69 %61 %54 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Disturbing79 %70 %77 %54 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing69 %56 %65 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity63 %53 %56 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Disturbing73 %66 %69 %51 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Disturbing83 %74 %80 %60 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Disturbing86 %75 %84 %62 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Disturbing84 %73 %79 %56 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension80 %74 %66 %52 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Tension81 %79 %63 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Tension81 %77 %69 %62 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Disturbing81 %76 %74 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Tension80 %71 %72 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Disturbing70 %52 %62 %42 %
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

David Warner

David Nau

AP
Angela Punch McGregor

FM
Frank Middlemass

DH
Don Henderson

DH
Don Henderson

Rollo

DS
Dudley Sutton

DS
Dudley Sutton

Dr. Brazil

Zakes Mokae

Wescott

BS
Brad Sullivan

JF
Jeffrey Frank

JO
John O'Leary

Doctor #1

BM
Bruce McLaughlin

Doctor #2

JC
Jimmy Casino

Doctor #3

SA
Suzanne Astor

Mrs. Burgess

SB
Susan Bredhoff

Kate

RE
Reg Evans

Jack the Bat

SG
Steve Gladstone

Pirate

DH
David Hart

Attendant

RH
Robert Hirschfeld

Cook

GH
Gary Hoffman

Mr. Burgess

Details

Directed by
Michael Ritchie
Written by
Peter Benchley
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 5,255 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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