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Invaders from Mars

1953 · 78 min · Director: William Cameron Menzies ★ IMDb 6.3 · 10,549 ratings

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A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

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Invaders from Mars (1953) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Fear
Curiosity
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 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity47 %20 %10 %57 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity50 %31 %17 %57 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity55 %48 %29 %54 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Tension62 %60 %45 %48 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Tension64 %61 %51 %45 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Empathy63 %59 %47 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Tension61 %54 %40 %49 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity58 %47 %33 %59 %
42.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity57 %50 %36 %60 %
47.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity61 %59 %44 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 41′Tension68 %68 %55 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 45′Tension73 %73 %62 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 49′Tension68 %64 %50 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 53′Empathy60 %52 %35 %32 %
72.5 %≈ 57′Tension65 %60 %45 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 60′Tension80 %79 %70 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 64′Tension87 %87 %80 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 68′Tension88 %89 %77 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 72′Tension87 %88 %74 %21 %
97.5 %≈ 76′Tension85 %84 %70 %28 %
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

JH
Jimmy Hunt

AF
Arthur Franz

Dr. Stuart Kelston

HC
Helena Carter

HB
Hillary Brooke

HB
Hillary Brooke

Mrs. Mary MacLean

BF
Bert Freed

BF
Bert Freed

Police Chief A.C. Barrows

MW
Max Wagner

CG
Charles Gibb

MS
Milburn Stone

Army Capt. Roth

DK
Douglas Kennedy

Officer Jackson

CC
Charles Cane

Officer Blaine

FB
Fay Baker

Mrs. Wilson

JP
Janine Perreau

Kathy Wilson

JE
John Eldredge

Mr. Turner

BB
Barbara Billingsley

Kelston's Secretary

GH
Gil Herman

Major Clary

LP
Luce Potter

The Martian Intelligence

Details

Directed by
William Cameron Menzies
Written by
Richard Blake, John Tucker Battle
Type
Movies
Released
1953
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 10,549 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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