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The Quiet Earth

1985 · 91 min · Director: Geoff Murphy ★ IMDb 6.7 · 29,856 ratings

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A man wakes up to find himself literally alone in the world, and goes about trying to find other survivors, as well as to find out what happened. He suspects that a government research project he was involved in had something to do with the disappearance of everyone. Eventually he finds several other people, and once they begin to trust each other they try to figure out why they were left on earth.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Quiet Earth (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Curiosity 24%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe14%
  2. Hope12%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Curiosity, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Curiosity and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Curiosity
Sadness
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 48 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
12.5 %≈ 11′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension62 %48 %47 %42 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sadness55 %38 %38 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension55 %43 %31 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Disturbing63 %46 %30 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Sadness63 %34 %39 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Disturbing58 %34 %50 %32 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity53 %38 %50 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Sadness56 %43 %46 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension61 %46 %46 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity55 %33 %45 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Hope56 %38 %40 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension66 %60 %45 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Curiosity66 %63 %50 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Tension65 %61 %42 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension73 %71 %40 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Tension78 %78 %43 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

BL
Bruno Lawrence

AR
Alison Routledge

PS
Pete Smith

AW
Anzac Wallace

Api's Mate

PS
Pete Smith

Api

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Tom Hyde

Scientist

NF
Norman Fletcher

Perrin

Details

Directed by
Geoff Murphy
Written by
Craig Harrison, Bill Baer, Bruno Lawrence, Sam Pillsbury
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
91 min
Country
New Zealand
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 29,856 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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