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Jailhouse Rock

1957 · 96 min · Director: Richard Thorpe ★ IMDb 6.5 · 10,936 ratings

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After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.

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Jailhouse Rock (1957) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Humor 25%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Humor
20%Joy
  1. Humor25%
  2. Joy20%
  3. Love10%
  4. Smile10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Joy. Genres: Drama, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Relief
  • Joy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 33 %, then rises around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionReliefJoy
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension57 %57 %1 %9 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension46 %42 %4 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Joy39 %27 %7 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sadness45 %28 %11 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension46 %34 %15 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Joy38 %28 %13 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Sadness35 %24 %9 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Sadness36 %24 %12 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Joy41 %31 %14 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension48 %43 %12 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Joy49 %33 %17 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Joy47 %20 %19 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Sadness49 %20 %9 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Joy54 %24 %3 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension50 %30 %4 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Joy42 %25 %5 %32 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Joy43 %25 %4 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension54 %46 %6 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Tension70 %60 %26 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Relief75 %53 %50 %32 %
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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

JT
Judy Tyler

JH
Jennifer Holden

DJ
Dean Jones

Teddy Talbot

AN
Anne Neyland

Percy Helton

Sam Brewster (uncredited)

TM
Tracey Morgan

SM
Scotty Moore

BB
Bill Black

Bass Player (uncredited)

MS
Mike Stoller

Piano Player (uncredited)

AJ
Allen Jaffe

Convict (uncredited)

JG
Joe Gilbert

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Written by
Nedrick Young, Guy Trosper
Type
Movies
Released
1957
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 10,936 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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