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Lost Horizon

1937 · 132 min · Director: Frank Capra ★ IMDb 7.6 · 15,930 ratings

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British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

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Emotional fingerprint

Lost Horizon (1937) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Hope 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Awe
25%Hope
  1. Awe30%
  2. Hope25%
  3. Joy15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Hope, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Hope and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Curiosity
  • Hope
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Hope
Tension
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 43 %, then dips around 63 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityHopeTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension57 %20 %28 %53 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Hope51 %30 %21 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity57 %46 %11 %50 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Tension66 %48 %15 %64 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Tension63 %44 %25 %56 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity55 %49 %23 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity55 %55 %20 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity54 %53 %26 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Hope50 %48 %25 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity56 %51 %24 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Awe59 %51 %31 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Curiosity51 %45 %30 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Curiosity49 %38 %29 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 89′Hope53 %33 %38 %14 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Awe57 %31 %39 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Sadness64 %31 %26 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 109′Tension73 %36 %14 %68 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Tension74 %43 %20 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 122′Hope68 %45 %45 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 129′Hope67 %42 %63 %20 %
Icarus

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

RC
Ronald Colman

RC
Ronald Colman

Robert " Bob " Conway

JW
Jane Wyatt

Sondra Bizet

M
Margo

Maria

IJ
Isabel Jewell

Gloria Stone

JB
John Burton

Wynant (uncredited)

MO
Milton Owen

Fenner (uncredited)

JT
John T. Murray

Meeker (uncredited)

VW
Victor Wong

Bandit Leader (uncredited)

CS
Carl Stockdale

Missionary (uncredited)

DT
David Torrence

Prime Minister (uncredited)

WN
Wedgwood Nowell

Englishman (uncredited)

RL
Richard Loo

Shanghai Airport Official (uncredited)

MM
Margaret McWade

Missionary (uncredited)

WF
Willie Fung

Bandit Leader at Fuel Stop-over (uncredited)

GC
George Chan

Chinese Priest (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Frank Capra
Type
Movies
Released
1937
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 15,930 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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