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The Long Riders

1980 · 100 min · Director: Walter Hill ★ IMDb 6.9 · 15,002 ratings

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The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.

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The Long Riders (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Tension 25%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Drama, History, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 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
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sympathy
Sadness
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 23 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension64 %62 %22 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension51 %44 %21 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor42 %29 %21 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor41 %27 %21 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sympathy40 %21 %22 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor43 %22 %23 %10 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension55 %42 %36 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Sympathy69 %58 %59 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Sadness75 %64 %61 %55 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension66 %56 %44 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Sadness53 %39 %26 %22 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Humor49 %36 %16 %13 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension44 %35 %17 %14 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Humor48 %42 %19 %11 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension70 %67 %27 %9 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension84 %82 %47 %27 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sympathy82 %72 %67 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Sympathy77 %59 %70 %64 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Sadness76 %54 %64 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Sadness76 %46 %64 %69 %
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

Keith Carradine

Jim Younger

Robert Carradine

Bob Younger

Stacy Keach

Frank James

Randy Quaid

Clell Miller

KB
Kevin Brophy

Harry Carey Jr.

George Arthur

Nicholas Guest

Bob Ford

SL
Shelby Leverington

Annie Ralston

FO
Felice Orlandi

Mr. Reddick

Pamela Reed

Belle Starr

James Remar

Sam Starr

FR
Fran Ryan

Mrs. Samuel

SS
Savannah Smith Boucher

Zee

AS
Amy Stryker

Beth

JW
James Whitmore Jr.

Mr. Rixley

JB
John Bottoms

Mortician

Details

Directed by
Walter Hill
Written by
James Keach, Stacy Keach, Bill Bryden, Steven Philip Smith, Stacy Keach
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 15,002 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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