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Time After Time

1979 · 112 min · Director: Nicholas Meyer ★ IMDb 7 · 21,648 ratings

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Writer H. G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to modern day San Francisco after the infamous serial killer steals his time machine to escape the 19th century.

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Emotional fingerprint

Time After Time (1979) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Curiosity 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor15%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Curiosity, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Curiosity and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 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
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
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 intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor44 %9 %38 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity54 %21 %54 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity60 %43 %61 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity58 %46 %57 %27 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity51 %32 %50 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity46 %22 %46 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity53 %34 %47 %17 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Tension60 %51 %46 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity53 %37 %43 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Humor49 %16 %35 %5 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Love54 %21 %29 %9 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Love55 %37 %35 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity51 %43 %41 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Love51 %41 %43 %17 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Curiosity58 %49 %48 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Tension70 %65 %44 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Tension80 %78 %36 %62 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Tension85 %83 %35 %68 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Tension83 %75 %31 %57 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Love81 %59 %25 %40 %
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

David Warner

Jack the Ripper - John Leslie Stevenson

KW
Kent Williams

AK
Andonia Katsaros

PD
Patti D'Arbanville

PD
Patti D'Arbanville

Shirley

JG
James Garrett

JG
James Garrett

Edwards

KM
Keith McConnell

LL
Leo Lewis

BW
Byron Webster

McKay

Kd
Karin de la Penha

Jenny

GB
Geraldine Baron

Carol

LM
Laurie Main

Inspector Gregson

JM
Joseph Maher

Adams

M.C. Gainey

London Bobby

Cv
Clement von Franckenstein

Bobby (as Clement St. George)

RM
Read Morgan

Booking Cop

Jim Haynie

1st Cop

SH
Shelley Hack

Docent

Details

Directed by
Nicholas Meyer
Written by
Nicholas Meyer, Karl Alexander, Steve Hayes
Type
Movies
Released
1979
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 21,648 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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