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Deadly Blessing

1981 · 104 min · Director: Wes Craven ★ IMDb 5.5 · 8,195 ratings

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When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, Martha, who now lives alone and close to the cult's church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends.

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Deadly Blessing (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 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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  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Curiosity
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity45 %35 %28 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity45 %35 %27 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness52 %37 %27 %42 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sadness54 %38 %30 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension53 %41 %33 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sadness46 %35 %27 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sadness44 %31 %20 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Tension50 %43 %25 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Sadness51 %45 %30 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension50 %44 %33 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Disturbing56 %50 %45 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Disturbing61 %54 %53 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension63 %54 %54 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Disturbing63 %52 %45 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension69 %63 %36 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Tension78 %76 %51 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension82 %82 %70 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

MJ
Maren Jensen

SB
Susan Buckner

SB
Susan Buckner

Vicky

JE
Jeff East

John Schmidt

CR
Colleen Riley

LH
Lisa Hartman

LN
Lois Nettleton

LN
Lois Nettleton

Louisa

Kevin Cooney

Sheriff

BD
Bobby Dark

Theatre Manager

KF
Kevin Farr

Fat Boy

NF
Neil Fletcher

Gravedigger

JG
Jonathon Gulla

Tom Schmidt

CK
Chester Kulas Jr.

Leopold

LM
Lawrence Montaigne

Matthew Gluntz

LM
Lucky Mosley

Sammy

DS
Dan Shackleford

Medic

AW
Annabelle Weenick

Ruth Schmidt

Details

Directed by
Wes Craven
Written by
Wes Craven, Glenn M. Benest, Matthew Barr
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 8,195 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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