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Jamaica Inn

1939 · 100 min · Director: Alfred Hitchcock ★ IMDb 6.3 · 12,492 ratings

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In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors.

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Jamaica Inn (1939) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Fear 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 33 %, then dips around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension71 %68 %60 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension63 %54 %46 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor53 %32 %23 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness55 %36 %20 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension66 %59 %40 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension77 %76 %61 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension79 %79 %62 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension66 %65 %44 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor52 %48 %26 %6 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity52 %46 %24 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension62 %59 %33 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension67 %65 %39 %27 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension73 %71 %49 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension81 %80 %63 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension81 %79 %64 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension80 %75 %60 %55 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness83 %76 %61 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension85 %80 %66 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Tension87 %85 %73 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

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

LB
Leslie Banks

MN
Marie Ney

HH
Horace Hodges

HP
Hay Petrie

HP
Hay Petrie

Sir Humphrey's Groom Sam

EG
Edwin Greenwood

Dandy

SH
Stephen Haggard

Willie

MG
Morland Graham

Sydney

BR
Basil Radford

Lord George

GC
George Curzon

Captain Murray

JD
Jeanne De Casalis

Sir Humphrey's Dinner Guest

AB
A. Bromley Davenport

Lord Ringwood

MT
Mabel Terry-Lewis

Lady Beston

FP
Frederick Piper

Davis

HL
Herbert Lomas

Dowland

Details

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Daphne Du Maurier, Joan Harrison, Sidney Gilliat
Type
Movies
Released
1939
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 12,492 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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