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A Boy and His Dog

1975 · 91 min · Director: L.Q. Jones, L.Q. Jones ★ IMDb 6.4 · 21,093 ratings

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Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by World War IV, where survivors must battle for food and shelter in the desert-like wasteland. Vic and Blood eke out a meager existence, foraging for food and fighting gangs of cutthroats.

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Emotional fingerprint

A Boy and His Dog (1975) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Humor 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Disturbing
25%Humor
20%Fear
  1. Disturbing30%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Fear20%
  4. Excitement15%
  5. Empathy10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Humor, Fear. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Humor and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Disturbing
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 38 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Disturbing72 %52 %65 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor54 %31 %39 %31 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor43 %26 %24 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension44 %34 %24 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor45 %34 %21 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity54 %44 %35 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Disturbing73 %68 %64 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension84 %83 %70 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension83 %83 %58 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension70 %66 %46 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Humor57 %49 %31 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension64 %54 %23 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Sadness73 %57 %28 %42 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity69 %50 %44 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Disturbing68 %54 %61 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Disturbing74 %64 %70 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Disturbing75 %68 %66 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension74 %71 %60 %36 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Tension75 %71 %63 %31 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Disturbing72 %62 %62 %32 %
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

DJ
Don Johnson

Don Johnson

Vic

SB
Susanne Benton

SB
Susanne Benton

Quilla June Holmes

Jason Robards

TM
Tim McIntire

AM
Alvy Moore

HW
Helene Winston

Charles McGraw

HB
Hal Baylor

RF
Ron Feinberg

MR
Michael Rupert

DC
Don Carter

Ken

MH
Michael Hershman

Richard

L.Q. Jones

Porn Stud

Details

Directed by
L.Q. Jones, L.Q. Jones
Written by
L.Q. Jones, Harlan Ellison, L.Q. Jones
Type
Movies
Released
1975
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 21,093 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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