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Winter Kills

1979 · 97 min · Director: William Richert ★ IMDb 6.2 · 4,461 ratings

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The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.

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Winter Kills (1979) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Curiosity 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Curiosity, Humor. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Curiosity and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Confusion

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Confusion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Tension
Confusion
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 dips around 23 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionConfusion
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity55 %60 %42 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity61 %63 %53 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension59 %54 %55 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor48 %41 %44 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity46 %43 %41 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity53 %50 %46 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity59 %49 %52 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension64 %48 %60 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity63 %56 %57 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity56 %55 %43 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor56 %44 %39 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension63 %45 %54 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity60 %51 %53 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Confusion58 %55 %43 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Confusion64 %61 %49 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity69 %68 %57 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Curiosity74 %69 %66 %58 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Tension81 %65 %79 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Tension83 %51 %79 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Sadness78 %33 %68 %35 %
Icarus

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

Jeff Bridges

Nick Kegan

DM
Dorothy Malone

Emma Kegan

Tomas Milian

Frank Mayo

RB
Richard Boone

Keifitz

DS
David Spielberg

Miles Garner

BD
Brad Dexter

Captain Heller One

MT
Michael Thoma

Ray Doty

EM
Ed Madsen

Captain Heller Two

IS
Irving Selbst

Irving Mentor

CS
Chris Soldo

Jeffreys

RC
Robert Courtleigh

First Mate of T.K.

PB
Peter Brandon

Doctor

Joe Spinell

Arthur Fletcher

Details

Directed by
William Richert
Written by
Richard Condon, William Richert
Type
Movies
Released
1979
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 4,461 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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