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Tentacles

1977 · 102 min · Director: Ovidio G. Assonitis ★ IMDb 3.8 · 5,065 ratings

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Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing. The scientists have no idea which animal could do such things. Dr. Turner begins to suspect that the company which builds a tunnel beneath the bay might have poisoned the environment and caused an octopus to mutate to giant dimensions...

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Tentacles (1977) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Tension 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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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Disturbing, Tension. Genres: Adventure, Action, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 3.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Relief
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Relief
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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 3 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 48 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionReliefSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension41 %38 %0 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension47 %43 %0 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension43 %39 %0 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension50 %48 %0 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension64 %61 %0 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension56 %53 %0 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension44 %41 %0 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension44 %41 %0 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor52 %49 %0 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension62 %58 %0 %22 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension54 %50 %0 %8 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension64 %61 %0 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Tension73 %70 %14 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Tension75 %65 %28 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Sadness66 %50 %18 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension60 %45 %10 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 99′Relief75 %10 %70 %20 %

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Cast

DB
Delia Boccardo

CD
Cesare Danova

CD
Cesare Danova

John Corey

AB
Alan Boyd

SB
Sherry Buchanan

MF
Marc Fiorini

MF
Marc Fiorini

Don

HM
Helena Mäkelä

Jamie's Mother

Claude Akins

Robards

AP
Alessandro Poggi

RP
Roberto Poggi

GN
Giancarlo Nacinelli

CM
Consolato Marciano

PD
Philip Dallas

LL
Leonard Lightfoot

Deputy

JW
John White

WV
William Van Raaphorst

Details

Directed by
Ovidio G. Assonitis
Written by
Steven W. Carabatsos, Tito Carpi, Jerome Max
Type
Movies
Released
1977
Runtime
102 min
Country
Italy, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 3.8 · 5,065 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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