Only Angels Have Wings
1939 · 121 min · Director: Howard Hawks
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight service must risk his pilots' lives to earn a major contract.
Emotional fingerprint
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Tension25%
- Love20%
- Fear15%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, Adventure. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Love. 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
- Tension
- Sadness
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 32 % | 13 % | 0 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 39 % | 25 % | 0 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 56 % | 49 % | 10 % | 9 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 70 % | 56 % | 36 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 64 % | 34 % | 51 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sadness | 48 % | 19 % | 40 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Love | 41 % | 23 % | 24 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Love | 41 % | 29 % | 16 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 49 % | 38 % | 25 % | 11 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 55 % | 40 % | 40 % | 10 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 55 % | 36 % | 45 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 60 % | 44 % | 40 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 70 % | 63 % | 24 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 70 % | 61 % | 10 % | 23 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Love | 59 % | 40 % | 14 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Love | 59 % | 43 % | 25 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Tension | 76 % | 69 % | 30 % | 30 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 87 % | 71 % | 43 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Sadness | 82 % | 41 % | 56 % | 32 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Relief | 72 % | 20 % | 50 % | 45 % |
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
Singer
Lily
Doctor
Pancho
Baldy
Harkwright Jr. (uncredited)
Felice Torras (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Howard Hawks
- Written by
- Howard Hawks, Jules Furthman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1939
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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