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The Tin Star

1957 · 93 min · Director: Anthony Mann ★ IMDb 7.3 · 7,762 ratings

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An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

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The Tin Star (1957) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Satisfaction 30%, Inspiration 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Satisfaction, Inspiration, Tension. Genres: Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Satisfaction, Inspiration and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Hope

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Empathy
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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 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension33 %28 %13 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy39 %24 %30 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sadness53 %30 %41 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension62 %51 %35 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension59 %56 %32 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Hope49 %43 %34 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Hope47 %30 %40 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Empathy58 %23 %56 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Sadness65 %28 %60 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Tension61 %39 %49 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Relief61 %46 %46 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Sadness70 %59 %51 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension76 %71 %49 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension80 %79 %44 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension83 %83 %41 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Tension79 %73 %44 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Relief75 %61 %48 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension78 %71 %43 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Tension84 %81 %40 %34 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Relief83 %77 %45 %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

BP
Betsy Palmer

MR
Michel Ray

MR
Michel Ray

Kip Mayfield

MW
Mary Webster

PB
Peter Baldwin

PB
Peter Baldwin

Zeke McGaffey

RS
Richard Shannon

James Bell

Judge Thatcher

HP
Howard Petrie

Harvey King

Russell Simpson

Clem Hall

HK
Hal K. Dawson

Andy Miller

JK
Jack Kenney

Sam Hodges

MF
Mickey Finn

McCall

WB
Walter Bacon

Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

JB
John Barton

Townsman (uncredited)

AB
Arthur Berkeley

Townsman (uncredited)

PB
Phil Bloom

Townsman (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Anthony Mann
Written by
Dudley Nichols, Barney Slater, Joel Kane
Type
Movies
Released
1957
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Western
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 7,762 ratings
Feels mostly
Satisfaction
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