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A King in New York

1957 · 104 min · Director: Charlie Chaplin ★ IMDb 7 · 10,001 ratings

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A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.

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A King in New York (1957) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Nostalgia 20%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Nostalgia, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Nostalgia and Anxiety. 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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  • Humor
  • Sympathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Humor
Sympathy
Tension
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then dips around 43 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSympathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension50 %37 %13 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor48 %40 %18 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sympathy44 %36 %27 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness43 %34 %27 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor44 %39 %16 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor45 %44 %9 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor45 %45 %10 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor45 %45 %13 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor43 %41 %14 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor45 %43 %18 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Humor54 %52 %21 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Humor58 %58 %24 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Humor56 %54 %30 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy49 %43 %36 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Humor45 %30 %38 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension55 %23 %44 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Sympathy61 %24 %48 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension59 %38 %38 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Humor57 %41 %34 %36 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Sympathy57 %27 %42 %23 %
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

JD
Jerry Desmonde

OJ
Oliver Johnston

OJ
Oliver Johnston

Ambassador Jaume

DA
Dawn Addams

Ann Kay - TV Specialist

JI
Joan Ingram

MC
Michael Chaplin

JM
John McLaren

PB
Phil Brown

Headmaster

HG
Harry Green

Lawyer

RA
Robert Arden

Liftboy

AG
Alan Gifford

School Superintendent

RC
Robert Cawdron

U.S. Marshal

GW
George Woodbridge

Member of Atomic Commission

CB
Clifford Buckton

Member of Atomic Commission

VL
Vincent Lawson

Member of Atomic Commission

SW
Shani Wallis

Singer

JN
Joy Nichols

Singer

LL
Lauri Lupino Lane

Comedian

Details

Directed by
Charlie Chaplin
Written by
Charlie Chaplin
Type
Movies
Released
1957
Runtime
104 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 10,001 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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