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Brigadoon

1954 · 108 min · Director: Vincente Minnelli ★ IMDb 6.8 · 10,193 ratings

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Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it's 100 years later. Tommy falls in love with a beautiful young woman, Fiona, and is torn between staying or going back to his hectic life in New York.

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Brigadoon (1954) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Joy 35%, Awe 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Joy
25%Awe
20%Love
  1. Joy35%
  2. Awe25%
  3. Love20%
  4. Humor10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Joy, Awe, Love. Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Joy, Awe and Love. 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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  • Love
  • Curiosity
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Love
Curiosity
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveCuriosityTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Love40 %22 %28 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor40 %19 %24 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Love40 %26 %26 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Love40 %27 %32 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity43 %24 %31 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Humor48 %30 %26 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Humor54 %42 %23 %2 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Love56 %45 %15 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Sadness54 %39 %19 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Love56 %46 %40 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity59 %43 %59 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity56 %29 %63 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Curiosity56 %40 %46 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Love65 %43 %23 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension77 %23 %14 %62 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Sadness79 %26 %15 %74 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Love74 %53 %14 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Sadness68 %58 %13 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Sadness64 %53 %20 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Love70 %62 %32 %25 %
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

VJ
Van Johnson

VJ
Van Johnson

Jeff Douglas

CC
Cyd Charisse

ES
Elaine Stewart

ES
Elaine Stewart

Jane Ashton

BJ
Barry Jones

BJ
Barry Jones

Mr. Lundie

HL
Hugh Laing

AS
Albert Sharpe

VB
Virginia Bosler

VB
Virginia Bosler

Jean Campbell

JT
Jimmy Thompson

TO
Tudor Owen

TO
Tudor Owen

Archie Beaton

OM
Owen McGiveney

Angus

DT
Dee Turnell

Ann

DH
Dody Heath

Meg Brockie (as Dodie Heath)

EQ
Eddie Quillan

Sandy

GC
George Chakiris

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

CK
Colin Kenny

Townsman (uncredited)

HM
Hank Mann

Toy Booth Vendor (uncredited)

Stuart Whitman

New York Club Patron (uncredited)

OB
Oliver Blake

Bartender (uncredited)

MB
Madge Blake

Mrs. McIntosh (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Vincente Minnelli
Written by
Alan Jay Lerner
Type
Movies
Released
1954
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 10,193 ratings
Feels mostly
Joy
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