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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

1956 · 83 min · Director: Fred F. Sears ★ IMDb 6.3 · 10,404 ratings

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Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.

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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Awe 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Awe
20%Fear
  1. Awe25%
  2. Fear20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Awe, Fear. Genres: Action, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Awe and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
Relief
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 3 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity47 %20 %52 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity49 %26 %54 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity48 %36 %51 %1 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity54 %50 %43 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension73 %70 %41 %1 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Tension78 %74 %49 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Tension68 %63 %50 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Tension61 %58 %43 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Tension63 %60 %43 %0 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity70 %66 %50 %0 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Tension73 %68 %49 %1 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Hope70 %66 %44 %6 %
62.5 %≈ 52′Tension71 %68 %45 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity64 %56 %51 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 60′Curiosity54 %45 %54 %9 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity61 %56 %45 %1 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Tension76 %75 %26 %4 %
87.5 %≈ 73′Tension83 %83 %13 %10 %
92.5 %≈ 77′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 81′Relief85 %35 %15 %85 %
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

DC
Donald Curtis

DC
Donald Curtis

Maj. Huglin

TB
Thomas Browne Henry

TB
Thomas Browne Henry

Vice Adm. Enright

GR
Grandon Rhodes

GR
Grandon Rhodes

Gen. Edmunds

JZ
John Zaremba

FW
Frank Wilcox

FW
Frank Wilcox

Alfred Cassidy

SM
Sydney Mason

SM
Sydney Mason

Frank the garage man

LJ
Larry J. Blake

Motorcycle cop

BS
Bert Stevens

Air Intelligence Command Officer

FM
Forbes Murray

Military Officer at Experiment

AT
Arthur Tovey

Officer/Civilian at Military Conference

AW
Alan Wells

Major Kimberly

NB
Nicky Blair

Military Officer at Experiment (uncredited)

JC
Jimmy Cross

Military Messenger (uncredited)

JD
Jack Deery

Military Officer (uncredited)

CE
Charles Evans

Dr. Alberts (uncredited)

RF
Raoul Freeman

Military Official (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Fred F. Sears
Written by
George Worthing Yates, Bernard Gordon, Donald E. Keyhoe
Type
Movies
Released
1956
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Action, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 10,404 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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