The Hunchback
1997 · 98 min · Director: Peter Medak
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Based on Victor Hugo's famed novel, the story of Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame, and his unrequited love for the gypsy girl, Esmeralda.
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The Hunchback (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Love15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Romance, TV Movie. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Tension
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 45 % | 25 % | 30 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 46 % | 30 % | 19 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 44 % | 21 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sympathy | 57 % | 48 % | 40 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 59 % | 36 % | 41 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Love | 65 % | 45 % | 36 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 61 % | 44 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 51 % | 40 % | 32 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 44 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 79 % | 59 % | 71 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sympathy | 90 % | 76 % | 85 % | 53 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 89 % | 76 % | 83 % | 54 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sympathy | 80 % | 69 % | 60 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sympathy | 75 % | 71 % | 28 % | 50 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sympathy | 74 % | 66 % | 24 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 76 % | 56 % | 55 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 85 % | 59 % | 80 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 91 % | 68 % | 84 % | 61 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 93 % | 78 % | 82 % | 78 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Phoebus
Chief Lawyer
Gauchére
Colette
Queen Anne
Beggar
Woman in Crowd
Printer
Prison Guard
Man in Crowd #2
Prison Guard
Overweight Noble
Details
- Directed by
- Peter Medak
- Written by
- John Fasano, Victor Hugo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- Czech Republic, France, Hungary, United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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