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White Dog

1982 · 90 min · Director: Samuel Fuller ★ IMDb 7 · 11,817 ratings

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A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.

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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

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

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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

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sympathy

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Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 63 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Sympathy52 %35 %13 %52 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sympathy57 %43 %25 %49 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension65 %55 %38 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sympathy59 %50 %29 %48 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension53 %45 %25 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension55 %50 %32 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension65 %60 %45 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension69 %64 %54 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Sympathy61 %57 %46 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension65 %59 %51 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Disturbing68 %58 %56 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension60 %55 %41 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension69 %68 %50 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Disturbing82 %77 %73 %42 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension76 %65 %59 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Hope65 %50 %29 %32 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Hope68 %57 %30 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension79 %74 %56 %32 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Tension87 %82 %72 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

KM
Kristy McNichol

JP
Jameson Parker

CL
Christa Lang

VW
Vernon Weddle

VW
Vernon Weddle

Vet

KL
Karl Lewis Miller

KE
Karrie Emerson

HS
Helen Siff

HS
Helen Siff

Pound Operator

GG
Glen Garner

TB
Terrence Beasor

Pound Driver

TB
Tony Brubaker

Sweeper Driver

SF
Samuel Fuller

Charlie Felton

MT
Marshall Thompson

Director

Paul Bartel

Cameraman

Dick Miller

Animal Trainer

RM
Richard Monahan

Assistant Director

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Neyle Morrow

Soundman

GF
George Fisher

Gondolier

LM
Lynne Moody

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
★ IMDb 7 · 11,817 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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