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The Magnificent Ambersons

1942 · 88 min · Director: Orson Welles ★ IMDb 7.6 · 29,100 ratings

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The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 32%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
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 rises around 48 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor37 %2 %7 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor36 %4 %9 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor34 %5 %10 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor34 %8 %13 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor37 %11 %18 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension41 %11 %20 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Relief41 %16 %25 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Sadness39 %21 %30 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Humor39 %21 %29 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Sadness48 %31 %34 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Tension61 %38 %40 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension69 %41 %45 %61 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Sadness68 %55 %54 %50 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Sadness63 %59 %54 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Sadness66 %60 %56 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Sadness73 %66 %61 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Sadness69 %63 %57 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 77′Sadness66 %59 %57 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 81′Sadness66 %56 %59 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Relief65 %50 %58 %40 %
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

DC
Dolores Costello

RB
Richard Bennett

EA
Edwin August

GB
Georgia Backus

Matron (uncredited)

HA
Harry A. Bailey

Citizen (uncredited)

OB
Olive Ball

Mary (Maid) (uncredited)

JB
Jack Baxley

Reverend Smith (uncredited)

WB
William Blees

Young Man at Accident (uncredited)

LC
Lyle Clement

Citizen (uncredited)

BC
Bobby Cooper

George Minafer as a Boy (uncredited)

DD
Don Dillaway

Wilbur Minafer (uncredited)

HE
Heenan Elliott

Workman (uncredited)

JE
John Elliott

Guest (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Orson Welles
Written by
Orson Welles, Booth Tarkington
Type
Movies
Released
1942
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 29,100 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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