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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972 · 120 min · Director: John Huston ★ IMDb 6.8 · 10,409 ratings

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Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.

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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Surprise 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Anger10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Nostalgia

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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 43 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension60 %30 %22 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor53 %36 %19 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Humor51 %46 %16 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Humor60 %56 %15 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Humor64 %59 %16 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Humor58 %53 %20 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Humor53 %46 %26 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Humor60 %49 %26 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension69 %55 %18 %10 %
52.5 %≈ 63′Humor66 %59 %14 %8 %
57.5 %≈ 69′Humor63 %51 %24 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 75′Sadness63 %44 %31 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 81′Humor60 %45 %30 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 87′Sympathy64 %33 %46 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 93′Sympathy75 %18 %64 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 99′Sadness76 %15 %60 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 105′Sympathy74 %19 %56 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 111′Tension76 %27 %54 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 117′Nostalgia77 %32 %48 %53 %
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

VP
Victoria Principal

Ned Beatty

Tector Crites

Matt Clark

Nick the Grub

Roddy McDowall

Frank Gass

TH
Tab Hunter

TH
Tab Hunter

Sam Dodd

Stacy Keach

Bad Bob

SK
Steve Kanaly

Whorehouse Lucky Jim

John Huston

Grizzly Adams

Ava Gardner

Lily Langtry

Roy Jenson

Outlaw

GC
Gary Combs

Outlaw

LJ
Leroy Johnson

Outlaw

FK
Fred Krone

Outlaw

DS
Dean Smith

Outlaw

JB
Jim Burk

Bart Jackson

Details

Directed by
John Huston
Written by
John Milius
Type
Movies
Released
1972
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 10,409 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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