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The Year of Living Dangerously

1982 · 114 min · Director: Peter Weir ★ IMDb 7.1 · 25,185 ratings

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A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.

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The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Love 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 Tension, Anxiety, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 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
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Sadness
Curiosity
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 18 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity43 %27 %10 %43 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity43 %26 %9 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity43 %27 %10 %39 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity41 %21 %13 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Humor46 %26 %10 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension55 %38 %18 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Sadness51 %26 %30 %27 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Humor44 %18 %24 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity48 %21 %24 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Sadness55 %30 %35 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Tension54 %36 %26 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Love56 %43 %15 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Tension71 %65 %19 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Tension74 %69 %20 %27 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Humor65 %54 %20 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Tension64 %56 %27 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Tension68 %63 %43 %27 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Sadness75 %66 %55 %21 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Tension78 %70 %49 %18 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Tension73 %68 %40 %17 %
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

Linda Hunt

Billy Kwan

Michael Murphy

Pete Curtis

BK
Bill Kerr

NF
Noel Ferrier

BR
Bembol Roco

PS
Paul Sonkkila

PS
Paul Sonkkila

Kevin Condon

DL
Domingo Landicho

KL
Kuh Ledesma

HD
Hermino De Guzman

Immigration Officer

AN
Ali Nur

Ali

DR
Dominador Robridillo

Betjak Man

JA
Joel Agona

Palace Guard

ME
Mike Emperio

Sukarno

BN
Bernardo Nacilla

Dwarf

CM
Coco Marantha

Pool Waiter

NU
Norma Uatuhan

Ibu

LT
Lito Tolentino

Udin

CP
Cecily Polson

Moira

Details

Directed by
Peter Weir
Written by
Peter Weir, David Williamson, C.J. Koch
Type
Movies
Released
1982
Runtime
114 min
Country
Australia, United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 25,185 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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