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Mysterious Island

1961 · 101 min · Director: Cy Endfield ★ IMDb 6.7 · 9,922 ratings

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During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .

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Mysterious Island (1961) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Excitement, Surprise. Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Relief
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 43 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension67 %65 %27 %4 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension74 %73 %26 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension82 %81 %26 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension81 %76 %29 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Relief71 %59 %44 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity65 %53 %53 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Relief61 %47 %45 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Relief54 %34 %45 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity54 %28 %53 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Sadness54 %22 %53 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity56 %28 %53 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension68 %57 %55 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension77 %74 %57 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension78 %73 %65 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Relief76 %65 %71 %37 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Curiosity71 %59 %71 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Curiosity71 %65 %60 %11 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension78 %77 %45 %13 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 98′Relief82 %60 %10 %80 %
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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

MC
Michael Craig

MC
Michael Callan

BR
Beth Rogan

DJ
Dan Jackson

HM
Harry Monty

Details

Directed by
Cy Endfield
Written by
Jules Verne, John Prebble, Daniel B. Ullman, Crane Wilbur
Type
Movies
Released
1961
Runtime
101 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 9,922 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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