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Detour

1945 · 68 min · Director: Edgar G. Ulmer ★ IMDb 7.3 · 22,564 ratings

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The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

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Detour (1945) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 32%, Sadness 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

32%Anxiety
25%Sadness
20%Tension
  1. Anxiety32%
  2. Sadness25%
  3. Tension20%
  4. Fear13%
  5. Confusion10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Anxiety
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Tension
Anxiety
Disturbing
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 3 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnxietyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity28 %10 %5 %1 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Sadness35 %15 %8 %2 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Sadness44 %18 %11 %1 %
17.5 %≈ 12′Sadness47 %18 %12 %1 %
22.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity45 %22 %14 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 19′Disturbing41 %27 %17 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity47 %38 %30 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 26′Tension68 %62 %59 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 29′Anxiety76 %70 %72 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 32′Anxiety69 %63 %64 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 36′Tension72 %68 %62 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 39′Tension72 %70 %60 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 43′Tension63 %60 %49 %37 %
67.5 %≈ 46′Tension60 %56 %45 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 49′Tension61 %57 %48 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 53′Tension62 %59 %50 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 56′Tension70 %67 %57 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 60′Tension80 %78 %68 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 63′Tension86 %81 %75 %64 %
97.5 %≈ 66′Anxiety87 %77 %77 %71 %
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

TN
Tom Neal

AS
Ann Savage

CD
Claudia Drake

EM
Edmund MacDonald

TR
Tim Ryan

TR
Tim Ryan

Diner Owner Gus

EH
Esther Howard

EH
Esther Howard

Hedy

PG
Pat Gleason

Don Brodie

RC
Roger Clark

EH
Eddie Hall

HM
Harry Mayo

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

HS
Harry Strang

California Border Patrolman (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Edgar G. Ulmer
Written by
Martin Goldsmith
Type
Movies
Released
1945
Runtime
68 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 22,564 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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