Link
1986 · 103 min · Director: Richard Franklin
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Student Jane jobs as an assistant for the animal researcher Phillip in a lonesome old house. They live alone except for the chimpanzees and butler Link: a 45 years old very intelligent orangutan. Phillip wants to put Link to death. However before he can do this he's vanished tracelessly one morning. Link starts behaving more and more aggressive and prohibits Jane from using the phone or reaching the next village. When she punishes him by locking him out, he becomes violent.
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Link (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Tension 30%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear40%
- Tension30%
- Anxiety20%
- Disturbing10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 17 % | 9 % | 47 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 41 % | 20 % | 12 % | 45 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 27 % | 16 % | 47 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 28 % | 16 % | 47 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 30 % | 18 % | 41 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 47 % | 40 % | 24 % | 40 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 49 % | 31 % | 48 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Curiosity | 58 % | 54 % | 38 % | 49 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 61 % | 60 % | 43 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 64 % | 64 % | 47 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 62 % | 63 % | 45 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 59 % | 60 % | 40 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 53 % | 53 % | 36 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Humor | 51 % | 50 % | 36 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 62 % | 61 % | 50 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 87 % | 88 % | 81 % | 27 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 80 % | 74 % | 66 % | 26 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Relief | 67 % | 50 % | 39 % | 22 % |
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
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Details
- Directed by
- Richard Franklin
- Written by
- Everett De Roche, Lee David Zlotoff, Tom Ackermann
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1986
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genres
- Horror
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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