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Ben

1972 · 94 min · Director: Phil Karlson ★ IMDb 5.3 · 4,023 ratings

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A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.

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Ben (1972) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Fear 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Empathy
25%Fear
20%Sadness
  1. Empathy30%
  2. Fear25%
  3. Sadness20%
  4. Disturbing15%
  5. Anxiety10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Fear, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Fear and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Fear

Tension
Empathy
Fear
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 18 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension62 %60 %13 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension59 %58 %16 %45 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension54 %46 %30 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Empathy55 %41 %42 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension59 %41 %43 %27 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Empathy57 %35 %39 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Tension55 %33 %35 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Empathy57 %38 %45 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension60 %50 %52 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Tension67 %52 %59 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Empathy69 %39 %69 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Empathy62 %39 %62 %22 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension60 %53 %52 %32 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Tension70 %67 %48 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Fear83 %81 %51 %72 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension88 %87 %63 %78 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Tension90 %88 %65 %82 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Fear87 %71 %63 %66 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Empathy81 %43 %70 %33 %
Icarus

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

LM
Lee Montgomery

JC
Joseph Campanella

Arthur O'Connell

Rosemary Murphy

MB
Meredith Baxter

KG
Kaz Garas

KG
Kaz Garas

Joe Greer

PC
Paul Carr

PC
Paul Carr

Kelly

RV
Richard Van Vleet

KT
Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

Engineer

JL
James Luisi

JL
James Luisi

Ed

LP
Lee Paul

Careu

NA
Norman Alden

Policeman

SG
Scott Garrett

Henry Gray

AS
Arlen Stuart

Mrs. Gray

RD
Ric Drasin

George

FF
Frank Farmer

Police Officer (uncredited)

BH
Bob Harks

Observer on Sidewalk (uncredited)

BH
Bern Hoffman

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Onlooker (uncredited)

JR
John Rayner

Hydrex Pest Controller (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Phil Karlson
Written by
Gilbert Ralston
Type
Movies
Released
1972
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 4,023 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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