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Elvis

1979 · 168 min · Director: John Carpenter ★ IMDb 6.9 · 5,800 ratings

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This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

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Elvis (1979) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Inspiration 25%, Nostalgia 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 Excitement, Inspiration, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, History, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Inspiration and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Love
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Love

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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessLoveJoy
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension52 %33 %15 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 13′Sadness51 %39 %21 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 21′Tension50 %38 %21 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 29′Joy54 %33 %20 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 38′Excitement56 %28 %15 %45 %
27.5 %≈ 46′Excitement51 %26 %11 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 55′Excitement50 %25 %19 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 63′Joy56 %19 %26 %46 %
42.5 %≈ 71′Excitement56 %20 %26 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 80′Sadness54 %38 %31 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 88′Sadness65 %61 %41 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 97′Sadness73 %65 %45 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 105′Love63 %44 %48 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 113′Love58 %26 %55 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 122′Love63 %24 %51 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 130′Tension64 %33 %36 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 139′Sadness60 %43 %35 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 147′Sadness63 %53 %45 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 155′Sadness75 %55 %49 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 164′Excitement83 %42 %43 %52 %
Cinderella

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

Kurt Russell

Elvis Presley

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Bing Russell

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Bing Russell

Vernon Presley

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Robert Gray

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Robert Gray

Red West

Ed Begley Jr.

D.J. Fontana

JC
James Canning

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Peter Hobbs

Jim Denny

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Les Lannom

Sonny West

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Elliott Street

Bill Black

WJ
Will Jordan

Ed Sullivan

Joe Mantegna

Joe Esposito

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Galen Thompson

Hank Snow

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Ellen Travolta

Marion Keisker

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Abi Young

Natalie Wood

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Felicia Fenske

Lisa Marie Presley

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Randy Gray

Elvis as a Boy

Details

Directed by
John Carpenter
Written by
Anthony Lawrence
Type
Movies
Released
1979
Runtime
168 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 5,800 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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