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Final Exam

1981 · 90 min · Director: Jimmy Huston ★ IMDb 4.6 · 5,236 ratings

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In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, when a killer strikes, it could be everyone's final exam.

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Final Exam (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 32%, Anxiety 28%, Fear 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 Tension, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 4.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

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Fear
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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 38 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension38 %37 %25 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity36 %28 %19 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor35 %18 %9 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor39 %23 %13 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor41 %30 %19 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor39 %24 %11 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor36 %15 %5 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor34 %11 %4 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Sympathy36 %14 %4 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor43 %23 %8 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Sympathy48 %31 %14 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Sympathy54 %44 %28 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension57 %55 %41 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension53 %51 %39 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension54 %51 %39 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension70 %68 %57 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension81 %79 %71 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension84 %83 %75 %58 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Tension87 %87 %80 %58 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

CB
Cecile Bagdadi

JS
Joel S. Rice

RB
Ralph Brown

DR
DeAnna Robbins

SW
Sherry Willis-Burch

Jf
John fallon

TW
Terry W. Farren

TL
Timothy L. Raynor

SK
Sam Kilman

DH
Don Hepner

ME
Mary Ellen Withers

Elizabeth

EP
Elijah Perry

Coach

SN
Shannon Norfleet

Student in Car

CC
Carol Capka

Student in Car

RN
R.C. Nanney

Mitch

GP
Gene Poole

Cafeteria Worker

FJ
Fritz Jon Goforth

Cafeteria Worker

Details

Directed by
Jimmy Huston
Written by
Jimmy Huston
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.6 · 5,236 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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