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Madhouse

1974 · 92 min · Director: Jim Clark ★ IMDb 6.2 · 5,336 ratings

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A horror movie star returns to his famous role after spending years in a mental institution, but the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.

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Madhouse (1974) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Confusion 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, Confusion. Genres: Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Curiosity
Tension
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor53 %28 %32 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension59 %40 %46 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity57 %48 %46 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor48 %39 %33 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity46 %38 %36 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension54 %44 %50 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension59 %46 %51 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity60 %51 %45 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity59 %49 %39 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor63 %44 %43 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension68 %54 %55 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity66 %59 %59 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension66 %55 %59 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity65 %57 %57 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension72 %47 %67 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Tension76 %56 %71 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension81 %68 %75 %61 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Curiosity81 %65 %64 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 90′Disturbing80 %50 %47 %73 %
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

Vincent Price

Paul Toombes

NP
Natasha Pyne

MP
Michael Parkinson

BD
Barry Dennen

BD
Barry Dennen

Gerry Blount

ED
Ellis Dale

CW
Catherine Willmer

CW
Catherine Willmer

Louise Peters

JL
Jenny Lee Wright

Carol Clayton

JC
Julie Crosthwaite

Ellen

IT
Ian Thompson

Bradshaw

JG
John Garrie

Inspector Harper

PH
Peter Halliday

Psychiatrist

Basil Rathbone

Basil (archive footage)

Boris Karloff

(archive footage)

HB
Hyma Beckley

Passenger on Quayside (uncredited)

GB
George Blackler

George the Make-Up Artist (uncredited)

RC
Robert Cawdron

CID Inspector (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Jim Clark
Written by
Greg Morrison, Ken Levison
Type
Movies
Released
1974
Runtime
92 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 5,336 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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