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Air Force

1943 · 124 min · Director: Howard Hawks ★ IMDb 7 · 4,224 ratings

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The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

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Air Force (1943) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 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 Excitement, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Excitement
  • Hope

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Excitement
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 peaks around 68 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionExcitementHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidence20 %10 %15 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Excitement27 %15 %17 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Humor34 %24 %14 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Sadness49 %43 %18 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Tension67 %63 %31 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Tension71 %61 %27 %12 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Sadness61 %45 %18 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Hope54 %38 %19 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Sadness55 %40 %19 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Sadness57 %37 %17 %27 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Humor56 %34 %18 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Tension62 %47 %28 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Sadness77 %67 %43 %13 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Tension84 %72 %44 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 90′Sadness78 %63 %34 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 96′Tension77 %67 %40 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 102′Tension77 %70 %51 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 109′Hope75 %62 %59 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 115′Excitement78 %62 %71 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 121′Excitement80 %64 %74 %46 %
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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

CD
Charles Drake

Navigator

WW
Ward Wood

RM
Ray Montgomery

JB
James Brown

Pilot Tex Rader

SR
Stanley Ridges

Maj. Mallory - Clark Field

WR
Willard Robertson

Colonel at Hickam Field

MO
Moroni Olsen

Col. Blake

EB
Edward Brophy

Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan

RL
Richard Lane

Maj. W.G. Roberts

BC
Bill Crago

Lieut. P T. Moran

FE
Faye Emerson

Susan McMartin

AR
Addison Richards

Maj. Daniels

James Flavin

Maj. A.M. Bagley

MA
Murray Alper

Butch - Demolition Squad Corporal (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Howard Hawks
Type
Movies
Released
1943
Runtime
124 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 4,224 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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