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Death Ship

1980 · 91 min · Director: Alvin Rakoff ★ IMDb 4.8 · 6,684 ratings

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Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realise that the ship is actually a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors aboard and killing them off one by one.

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Death Ship (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Tension 30%, Disturbing 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear40%

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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, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 4.8/10 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
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 28 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidence30 %22 %10 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension49 %46 %31 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension63 %61 %48 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Relief59 %56 %41 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension63 %61 %46 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension68 %68 %57 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension54 %53 %43 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension46 %44 %29 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension56 %54 %34 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension65 %60 %43 %54 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing71 %65 %54 %61 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension73 %70 %57 %59 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Tension69 %69 %56 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension71 %70 %59 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension77 %73 %60 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
82.5 %≈ 75′Disturbing87 %83 %82 %77 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension88 %78 %71 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Relief87 %63 %52 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

NM
Nick Mancuso

Nick

SA
Sally Ann Howes

VB
Victoria Burgoyne

JM
Jennifer McKinney

DH
Danny Higham

Saul Rubinek

Jackie

MC
Murray Cruchley

DS
Doug Smith

Seaman No. 1

AS
Anthony Sherwood

Seaman No. 2

AS
Andrew Semple

Strangled Sailor

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Details

Directed by
Alvin Rakoff
Written by
Jack Hill, John Robins, David P. Lewis
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
91 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.8 · 6,684 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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