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Benji

1974 · 86 min · Director: Joe Camp ★ IMDb 6.1 · 5,587 ratings

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Benji is a stray who has nonetheless worked his way into the hearts of a number of the townspeople, who give him food and attention whenever he stops by. His particular favorites are a pair of children who feed and play with him against the wishes of their parents. When the children are kidnapped, however, the parents and the police are at a loss to find them. Only Benji can track them down, but will he be in time? If he can save the day, he may just find the permanent home he's been longing for.

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Emotional fingerprint

Benji (1974) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anticipation 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope15%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anticipation, Anxiety. Genres: Romance, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anticipation and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Love
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Love
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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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 43 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionLoveRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 6′Love40 %8 %37 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor40 %13 %26 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor41 %21 %19 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor44 %20 %29 %0 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Love46 %10 %41 %0 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Love48 %3 %47 %0 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
42.5 %≈ 37′Humor48 %25 %12 %0 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Sadness50 %18 %25 %0 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Humor53 %25 %24 %0 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Tension64 %55 %8 %0 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Tension71 %70 %3 %0 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Tension64 %60 %9 %0 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Tension51 %46 %10 %0 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension48 %43 %6 %0 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Tension60 %56 %8 %0 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Tension73 %70 %13 %4 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Tension78 %61 %30 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Relief82 %43 %53 %62 %
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

PG
Patsy Garrett

AF
Allen Fiuzat

CS
Cynthia Smith

PB
Peter Breck

FB
Frances Bavier

TC
Terry Carter

TL
Tom Lester

TL
Tom Lester

Riley

CC
Christopher Connelly

DW
Deborah Walley

MS
Mark Slade

Mitch

HV
Herb Vigran

Lt. Ted Samuels

H
Higgins

Benji

LS
Larry Swartz

Floyd

JY
J.D. Young

Second Policeman

EH
Erwin Hearne

Mr. Harvey

ED
Ed DeLatte

Bob Fielding

VR
Victor Raider-Wexler

Payton Murrah

CS
Charles Starkey

Custodian

BV
Ben Vaughn

Man

Details

Directed by
Joe Camp
Written by
Joe Camp
Type
Movies
Released
1974
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 5,587 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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