Dead of Night
1945 · 103 min · Director: Charles Crichton, Robert Hamer, Basil Dearden, Alberto Cavalcanti
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.
Emotional fingerprint
Dead of Night (1945) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Fear 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing30%
- Fear25%
- Confusion20%
- Tension15%
- Surprise10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 32 % | 17 % | 7 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 28 % | 15 % | 42 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 40 % | 24 % | 48 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 46 % | 30 % | 48 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 43 % | 36 % | 46 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 34 % | 34 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 33 % | 30 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 52 % | 45 % | 37 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 56 % | 45 % | 48 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 61 % | 59 % | 45 % | 47 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 58 % | 46 % | 32 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 58 % | 24 % | 14 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 63 % | 14 % | 8 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 59 % | 18 % | 12 % | 33 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 27 % | 22 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 38 % | 32 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 60 % | 55 % | 49 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 69 % | 67 % | 42 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 76 % | 77 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 80 % | 81 % | 48 % |
Oedipus
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
Hugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Jimmy Watson (Segment "The Christmas Story")
Mrs. O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")
Antiques Dealer (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")
Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Mary Lee (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Beulah (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Details
- Directed by
- Charles Crichton, Robert Hamer, Basil Dearden, Alberto Cavalcanti
- Written by
- Angus MacPhail, T. E. B. Clarke, John Baines
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1945
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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