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Seven Days in May

1964 · 118 min · Director: John Frankenheimer ★ IMDb 7.8 · 17,971 ratings

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A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

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Emotional fingerprint

Seven Days in May (1964) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear12%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

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

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension32 %27 %23 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension36 %31 %31 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity40 %33 %35 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Sadness41 %33 %30 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension42 %38 %30 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension48 %46 %42 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity57 %54 %55 %6 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension62 %60 %56 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Tension60 %59 %49 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Tension53 %50 %47 %12 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity47 %40 %47 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Curiosity47 %40 %45 %11 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Tension57 %52 %42 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Sadness66 %63 %39 %6 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Tension68 %67 %40 %7 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension71 %71 %40 %13 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension74 %74 %36 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 103′Tension76 %76 %36 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 109′Tension71 %63 %36 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 115′Relief66 %44 %28 %48 %
Man in a hole

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

Burt Lancaster

Gen. James Mattoon Scott

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Andrew Duggan

Whit Bissell

Sen. Frederick Prentice

George Macready

Christopher Todd

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Richard Anderson

Col. Murdock

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Bart Burns

Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin

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John Alban

Party Guest (uncredited)

MA
Monya Andre

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Malcolm Atterbury

Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Reporter (uncredited)

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Al Bain

Reporter (uncredited)

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Bill Baldwin

Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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John Barton

Reporter (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Written by
Rod Serling, Charles W. Bailey II, Fletcher Knebel
Type
Movies
Released
1964
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 17,971 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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