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Gothic

1986 · 88 min · Director: Ken Russell ★ IMDb 5.7 · 10,201 ratings

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The story of the night Mary Shelley gave birth to the horror classic FRANKENSTEIN: Disturbed, drug-induced games are played and ghost stories are told one rainy night at the mad Lord Byron's country estate. Personal horrors are revealed, and the madness of the evening runs from sexual fantasy to the fiercest nightmare. Mary finds herself drawn into the sick world of her lover Shelley and stepsister Claire as Byron leads them all down the dark paths of their souls.

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Gothic (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Disturbing, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Fear

Tension
Disturbing
Fear
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then dips around 43 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor37 %17 %9 %6 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor40 %24 %14 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension43 %33 %23 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension57 %52 %38 %45 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension59 %53 %43 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension65 %57 %52 %49 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Disturbing59 %51 %46 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Sadness50 %44 %30 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Tension56 %53 %36 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Fear64 %59 %51 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension68 %60 %57 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Fear73 %65 %64 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Disturbing78 %71 %69 %66 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Tension81 %78 %69 %63 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Tension84 %80 %70 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Disturbing87 %82 %77 %67 %
87.5 %≈ 77′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 81′Tension77 %58 %60 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Sadness78 %47 %55 %42 %
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

Julian Sands

Percy Shelley

MC
Myriam Cyr

Claire Clairmont

Timothy Spall

Dr. Polidori

AM
Alec Mango

Murray

AW
Andreas Wisniewski

Fletcher

PK
Pascal King

Justine

TH
Tom Hickey

Tour Guide

LC
Linda Coggin

Turkish Mechanical Woman

KL
Kristine Landon-Smith

Mechanical Woman

CC
Chris Chappell

Man in Armour

MP
Mark Pickard

Young William

KS
Kiran Shah

Fuseli Monster

KT
Kim Tillesly

Shelley Fan

KR
Ken Russell

Tourist

CF
Cosey Fanny Tutti

Shelley Fan

Details

Directed by
Ken Russell
Written by
Stephen Volk, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
88 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 10,201 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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