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Invaders from Mars

1986 · 100 min · Director: Tobe Hooper ★ IMDb 5.5 · 12,387 ratings

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A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.

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

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  1. Fear35%

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
Curiosity
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 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity50 %20 %13 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity54 %38 %28 %48 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension54 %49 %34 %46 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension55 %54 %36 %44 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension61 %61 %45 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension65 %65 %49 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension63 %63 %45 %47 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension77 %77 %67 %37 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension80 %80 %71 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension79 %79 %69 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension70 %70 %55 %48 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension66 %65 %46 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension71 %69 %50 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension77 %76 %61 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension82 %81 %69 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension85 %84 %70 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension86 %83 %68 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Relief85 %78 %65 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 98′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

HC
Hunter Carson

Timothy Bottoms

George Gardner

Laraine Newman

Ellen Gardner

James Karen

Gen. Climet Wilson

Bud Cort

Mark Weinstein

Louise Fletcher

Mrs. McKeltch

EP
Eric Pierpoint

Sgt. Maj. Rinaski

CA
Christopher Allport

Captain Curtis

VK
Virginya Keehne

Heather

KK
Kenneth Kimmins

Officer Kenney

CD
Charlie Dell

Mr. Cross

CH
Chris Hebert

Kevin

MN
Mason Nupuf

Doug

WF
William Frankfather

Ed, Heather's Father

DB
Debra Berger

Corporal Walker

ED
Eddy Donno

Hollis

MG
Mark Giardino

Johnson

DH
Donald Hotton

Old NASA Scientist

JH
Jimmy Hunt

Police Chief

Details

Directed by
Tobe Hooper
Written by
Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby, Richard Blake
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 12,387 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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