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Curse of the Puppet Master

1998 · 78 min · Director: David DeCoteau ★ IMDb 4.1 · 3,495 ratings

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Andre Toulon's diminutive assassins take up residence at The House of Marvels, a traveling doll circus run by Dr. Magrew, who has been trying to create a living doll of his own with little success.

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Curse of the Puppet Master (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 4.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 6′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
12.5 %≈ 10′Empathy38 %30 %12 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Empathy38 %24 %16 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Disturbing40 %25 %23 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Tension44 %35 %26 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Tension45 %38 %31 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Disturbing46 %29 %29 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 33′Empathy49 %23 %18 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 37′Love56 %36 %23 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 41′Tension68 %59 %43 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 45′Tension73 %68 %57 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 49′Tension70 %55 %50 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 53′Love64 %38 %28 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 57′Love65 %45 %35 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 60′Disturbing76 %66 %63 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 64′Tension84 %80 %73 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 68′Tension86 %85 %75 %75 %
92.5 %≈ 72′Tension88 %85 %77 %78 %
97.5 %≈ 76′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

GP
George Peck

GP
George Peck

Dr. Magrew / Puppet Master

EH
Emily Harrison

EH
Emily Harrison

Jane Magrew

JG
Josh Green

MG
Michael Guerin

MS
Michael Sollenberger

MN
Marc Newburger

SB
Scott Boyer

JD
Jason Dean Booher

JS
Jason-Shane Scott

JS
Jason-Shane Scott

Deputy Wayburn

WF
William Frederick Knight

Medical Examiner

PT
Patrick Thomas

Shipping Agent

AA
Ariauna Albright

Operator

JB
J.R. Bookwalter

Tommy Berke

BI
Brandon Ikels

Komparse

Details

Directed by
David DeCoteau
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.1 · 3,495 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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