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Rio Grande

1950 · 105 min · Director: John Ford ★ IMDb 7 · 19,691 ratings

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Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.

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Emotional fingerprint

Rio Grande (1950) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Excitement 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Excitement, Love. Genres: Western. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Excitement and Love. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Relief

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Empathy
Relief
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidence16 %8 %8 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy26 %18 %17 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Melancholy36 %27 %22 %2 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor39 %27 %19 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor39 %28 %24 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension47 %29 %36 %7 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Melancholy53 %25 %43 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Melancholy55 %37 %39 %7 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension51 %44 %29 %12 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Humor44 %34 %27 %8 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Melancholy46 %29 %37 %4 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Melancholy49 %27 %41 %7 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Melancholy47 %28 %39 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Empathy48 %35 %39 %11 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension55 %47 %42 %7 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension68 %63 %52 %4 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension75 %71 %56 %6 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Tension76 %65 %50 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Relief76 %54 %46 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

CJ
Claude Jarman Jr.

Harry Carey Jr.

Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone

GW
Grant Withers

GW
Grant Withers

U.S. Deputy Marshal

PO
Peter Ortiz

SP
Steve Pendleton

Capt. Prescott

KG
Karolyn Grimes

Margaret Mary

AM
Alberto Morin

Lieutenant

SJ
Stan Jones

Sergeant

FK
Fred Kennedy

Trooper Heinze

KC
Ken Curtis

Donnelly - Regimental Singer (uncredited)

TD
Tommy Doss

Regimental Singer (uncredited)

HF
Hugh Farr

Regimental Singer (uncredited)

KF
Karl Farr

Regimental Singer (uncredited)

SF
Shug Fisher

Regimental Singer/Bugler (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
John Ford
Written by
James Kevin McGuinness
Type
Movies
Released
1950
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Western
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 19,691 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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