Empire of the Ants
1977 · 89 min · Director: Bert I. Gordon
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.
Emotional fingerprint
Empire of the Ants (1977) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Tension25%
- Disturbing20%
- Disgust10%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 25 % | 10 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 34 % | 21 % | 4 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 35 % | 26 % | 4 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 40 % | 30 % | 8 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 36 % | 21 % | 4 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sadness | 43 % | 29 % | 18 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Fear | 67 % | 60 % | 56 % | 45 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Fear | 83 % | 80 % | 77 % | 56 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 85 % | 83 % | 78 % | 54 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Fear | 83 % | 75 % | 69 % | 52 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 73 % | 59 % | 44 % | 35 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 68 % | 57 % | 38 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 76 % | 73 % | 60 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 73 % | 69 % | 57 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 55 % | 35 % | 32 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 68 % | 65 % | 41 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 83 % | 81 % | 65 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Disturbing | 90 % | 86 % | 79 % | 75 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 92 % | 88 % | 83 % | 83 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Velma Thompson
Harry Thompson
Mary Lawson
Ginny
Anson Parker
Phoebe Russell
Crewman
Jim
Pete
Details
- Directed by
- Bert I. Gordon
- Written by
- H. G. Wells, Jack Turley
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1977
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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