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Lady Jane

1986 · 142 min · Director: Trevor Nunn ★ IMDb 7.1 · 7,613 ratings

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The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son King Edward VI is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guilford, to Lady Jane Grey, whom he places on the throne after Edward dies. At first hostile to each other, Guilford and Jane fall in love. But they cannot withstand the course of power which will lead to their ultimate downfall.

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Lady Jane (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Love 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. Love25%
  2. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Tension. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Hope

Sadness
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Empathy
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 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension50 %22 %43 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Empathy44 %23 %29 %31 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Sadness46 %29 %31 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Tension59 %36 %50 %48 %
22.5 %≈ 32′Empathy66 %45 %57 %55 %
27.5 %≈ 39′Tension64 %45 %56 %48 %
32.5 %≈ 46′Tension56 %38 %51 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 53′Empathy53 %31 %45 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 60′Love57 %28 %43 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 67′Love68 %29 %49 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 75′Love74 %29 %61 %49 %
57.5 %≈ 82′Tension75 %25 %68 %53 %
62.5 %≈ 89′Hope73 %16 %65 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 96′Tension74 %24 %68 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 103′Tension80 %51 %75 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 110′Tension79 %55 %71 %63 %
82.5 %≈ 117′Hope76 %48 %66 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 124′Sadness84 %66 %73 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 131′Sadness93 %88 %79 %84 %
97.5 %≈ 138′Sadness96 %93 %82 %88 %
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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 Wood

John Dudley, Duke of Nothumberland

Patrick Stewart

Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk

Joss Ackland

Sir John Bridges

Michael Hordern

Dr. Feckenham

JL
Jane Lapotaire

Princess Mary

IH
Ian Hogg

Sir John Gates

Pip Torrens

Thomas

Richard Vernon

The Marquess of Winchester

Richard Johnson

The Earl of Arundel

Guy Henry

Robert Dudley

AB
Andrew Bicknell

John Dudley

NC
Nicky Croydon

Singing Maid

MG
Matthew Guinness

Dr. Owen

AA
Adele Anderson

Lady Warwick

JP
James Payne

Cleric (uncredited)

WS
Warren Saire

King Edward VI

Details

Directed by
Trevor Nunn
Written by
Chris Bryant, David Edgar
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
142 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 7,613 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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