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Clockwise

1986 · 96 min · Director: Christopher Morahan ★ IMDb 6.6 · 14,819 ratings

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An obsessively punctual comprehensive school headmaster sets out to give an important speech at the annual Headmasters' Conference.

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Clockwise (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Humor40%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 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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  • Humor
  • Anticipation
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Humor
Anticipation
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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 peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorAnticipationTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor45 %45 %23 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor45 %44 %25 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor50 %48 %32 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor57 %56 %38 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor57 %56 %38 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor56 %54 %38 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor59 %56 %35 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor60 %58 %34 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor63 %60 %39 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Humor65 %61 %41 %51 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Humor61 %56 %35 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Humor59 %55 %31 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Humor63 %61 %38 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Humor65 %59 %41 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy64 %51 %39 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Humor63 %55 %41 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Humor66 %64 %43 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Humor70 %69 %34 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Humor68 %68 %27 %37 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

John Cleese

Brian Stimpson

PL
Penny Leatherbarrow

Penelope Wilton

Pat Garden

HL
Howard Lloyd-Lewis

Alison Steadman

Gwenda Stimpson

SM
Stephen Moore

Mr. John Jolly

JH
Joan Hickson

Mrs. Ellie Trellis

BW
Benjamin Whitrow

Headmaster

Geoffrey Palmer

Headmaster

MA
Michael Aldridge

Prior

SM
Sharon Maiden

Laura Wisely

JB
Jonathan Bowater

Clint

MB
Mark Bunting

Studious Boy

RW
Robert Wilkinson

Streaker

JB
John Bardon

Ticket Collector

MB
Mark Burdis

Glen Scully

NS
Nadia Sawalha

Mandy Kostakis

DA
Dickie Arnold

Man at Station

AM
Angus MacKay

First Class Passenger

PN
Peter Needham

Porter

Details

Directed by
Christopher Morahan
Written by
Michael Frayn
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 14,819 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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