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Squirm

1976 · 92 min · Director: Jeff Lieberman ★ IMDb 4.9 · 7,155 ratings

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A violent electrical storm topples power lines into the rain soaked earth that is home for an aggressive breed of worms. The high voltage causes the worms to mutate into larger, hostile hordes of man-eating worms that lie in wait for the residents of Fly Creek.

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Emotional fingerprint

Squirm (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disgust 35%, Fear 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Disgust, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 4.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disgust

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Disgust

Tension
Fear
Disgust
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 8 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisgust
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension27 %22 %12 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor28 %18 %8 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor32 %16 %5 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor38 %26 %14 %4 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension43 %38 %24 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor43 %39 %23 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Tension45 %41 %25 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension50 %48 %32 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Tension58 %54 %44 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Fear65 %59 %55 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Disgust65 %60 %53 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension62 %60 %45 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Tension63 %63 %45 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension71 %70 %57 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Fear76 %74 %70 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Fear74 %71 %70 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension78 %75 %71 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Tension75 %65 %59 %26 %
97.5 %≈ 90′Humor60 %38 %30 %15 %
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

DS
Don Scardino

PP
Patricia Pearcy

RD
R.A. Dow

JS
Jean Sullivan

PM
Peter MacLean

FH
Fran Higgins

WN
William Newman

WN
William Newman

Quigley

BQ
Barbara Quinn

CD
Carl Dagenhart

AS
Angel Sande

CJ
Carol Jean Owens

Lizzie

KI
Kim Iocouvozzi

Hank

WD
Walter Dimmick

Danny

LT
Leslie Thorsen

Bonnie

JK
Julia Klopp

Mrs. Klopp

RF
Ralph Flanders

1st Man at Lunch Counter

AS
Albert Smith

2nd Man at Lunch Counter

JS
Jim Shirah

3rd Man at Lunch Counter

HM
Harold Mumm

Bus Driver

WL
W.A. Lindblatt

Power Line Repairman

Details

Directed by
Jeff Lieberman
Written by
Jeff Lieberman
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.9 · 7,155 ratings
Feels mostly
Disgust
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