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Lonely are the Brave

1962 · 107 min · Director: David Miller, David Miller ★ IMDb 7.5 · 11,169 ratings

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A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.

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Lonely are the Brave (1962) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Tension 20%. 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, Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sympathy
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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 13 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathyHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor28 %8 %23 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sympathy31 %13 %26 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sympathy38 %25 %25 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension48 %41 %23 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor49 %38 %21 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor44 %28 %23 %18 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Hope46 %38 %30 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension55 %48 %41 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Sympathy63 %45 %54 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Sympathy66 %40 %60 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Sadness63 %36 %51 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Humor55 %43 %35 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Tension56 %55 %28 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension63 %63 %30 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension70 %70 %34 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension75 %74 %40 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Sympathy75 %73 %50 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Tension74 %65 %49 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Hope76 %57 %53 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Sympathy85 %65 %72 %32 %
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

Walter Matthau

Sheriff Morey Johnson

Karl Swenson

Rev. Hoskins

WM
William Mims

MG
Martín Garralaga

MG
Martín Garralaga

Old Man

LR
Lalo Rios

Prisoner

JB
John Barton

Prisoner (uncredited)

RB
Ray Beltram

Bar Patron (uncredited)

AB
Audrey Betz

Bar Patron (uncredited)

BB
Bill Bixby

Airman in Helicopter (uncredited)

EB
Eumenio Blanco

Prisoner (uncredited)

OB
Oscar Blank

Prisoner (uncredited)

DC
Don Carlos

Bar Patron (uncredited)

JC
Jimmy Casino

Prisoner (uncredited)

AC
Albert Cavens

Observer at Accident (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
David Miller, David Miller
Written by
Dalton Trumbo, Edward Abbey
Type
Movies
Released
1962
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Western
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 11,169 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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