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House

1985 · 92 min · Director: Steve Miner ★ IMDb 6.1 · 33,524 ratings

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Roger Cobb is a Vietnam vet whose career as a horror novelist has taken a turn for the worse when his son Jimmy mysteriously disappears while visiting his aunt's house. Roger's search for Jimmy destroys his marriage and his writing career. The sudden death of his aunt brings Roger back to the house where his nightmares began. The evil zombies in the house force Roger to endure a harrowing journey into his past.

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Emotional fingerprint

House (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Anxiety 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear30%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
Relief
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension40 %33 %20 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sadness44 %31 %20 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sadness49 %38 %24 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sadness58 %51 %34 %1 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension61 %56 %41 %3 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension59 %54 %41 %3 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension54 %48 %35 %5 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor51 %45 %28 %6 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension57 %55 %34 %3 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Tension61 %60 %43 %4 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension60 %56 %41 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Tension59 %49 %36 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Humor54 %34 %23 %5 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Humor51 %31 %18 %9 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension61 %51 %36 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension73 %68 %54 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Tension75 %71 %59 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension79 %77 %63 %23 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Tension83 %79 %63 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 90′Relief83 %73 %60 %53 %
Icarus

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

Richard Moll

Big Ben

MS
Mary Stavin

Tanya

Michael Ensign

Chet Parker

ES
Erik Silver

Jimmy

MS
Mark Silver

Jimmy

SF
Susan French

Aunt Elizabeth

AA
Alan Autry

Cop #3

SW
Steven Williams

Cop #4

JC
Jim Calvert

Grocery Boy

Mindy Sterling

Woman in Bookstore

JK
Jayson Kane

Cheesy Stud

BB
Billy Beck

Priest

SS
Steve Susskind

Frank McGraw

JW
John William Young

Would be Writer

DB
Dwier Brown

Lieutenant

JG
Joey Green

Fitzsimmons

SN
Stephen Nichols

Scott

Details

Directed by
Steve Miner
Written by
Fred Dekker, Ethan Wiley
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 33,524 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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