White Dog
1982 · 90 min · Director: Samuel Fuller
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A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.
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Emotional fingerprint
White Dog (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Anxiety25%
- Sadness20%
- Disturbing15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sympathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sympathy | 52 % | 35 % | 13 % | 52 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sympathy | 57 % | 43 % | 25 % | 49 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 65 % | 55 % | 38 % | 49 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 50 % | 29 % | 48 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 53 % | 45 % | 25 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 55 % | 50 % | 32 % | 40 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 65 % | 60 % | 45 % | 44 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 69 % | 64 % | 54 % | 45 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 57 % | 46 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 65 % | 59 % | 51 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 58 % | 56 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 60 % | 55 % | 41 % | 31 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 69 % | 68 % | 50 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Disturbing | 82 % | 77 % | 73 % | 42 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 76 % | 65 % | 59 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Hope | 65 % | 50 % | 29 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Hope | 68 % | 57 % | 30 % | 33 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 79 % | 74 % | 56 % | 32 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 87 % | 82 % | 72 % | 33 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Vet
Pound Operator
Pound Driver
Director
Assistant Director
Soundman
Molly
Details
- Directed by
- Samuel Fuller
- Written by
- Curtis Hanson, Samuel Fuller, Romain Gary
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1982
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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