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Black Widow

1987 · 102 min · Director: Bob Rafelson ★ IMDb 6.4 · 12,238 ratings

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Catherine is a black widow. "She mates and then she kills". Black Widow is the story of a lady (Catherine) who marries lonely millionaires, waits until they've changed their will to leave all to their beloved wives and then murders them to inherit the fortune. With each man Catherine marries, she changes her appearance to suit the mans personality. Only there's one problem. Alexandra is a smart cookie and has found a link between these unexplained mysterious deaths and the partners wives. But now her only problem is proving that a killer is on the loose and saving herself from the deadly Black Widow.

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Black Widow (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Curiosity 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 Anxiety, Tension, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Tension
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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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness43 %38 %28 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity49 %50 %34 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity51 %56 %36 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity49 %54 %34 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity50 %54 %38 %0 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity55 %58 %48 %0 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity61 %63 %57 %0 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension66 %64 %63 %0 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity63 %58 %56 %0 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity53 %48 %46 %1 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity52 %46 %49 %3 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension63 %54 %61 %11 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension63 %51 %57 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Sadness54 %43 %41 %13 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Humor56 %46 %46 %1 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Tension70 %60 %68 %0 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension80 %71 %80 %0 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Tension83 %68 %74 %19 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Relief82 %55 %58 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

Theresa Russell

Catharine

SF
Sami Frey

Paul

NW
Nicol Williamson

William

D.W. Moffett

Michael

LR
Leo Rossi

Ricci

DK
Danny Kamekona

Detective

Mary Woronov

Shelley

WH
Wayne Heffley

Etta's Husband

RB
Raleigh Bond

Martin

DS
Donegan Smith

Reporter

DM
Darrah Meeley

Dawn

Details

Directed by
Bob Rafelson
Written by
Ron Bass, Ronald Bass
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 12,238 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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