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Sid and Nancy

1986 · 114 min · Director: Alex Cox, Alex Cox ★ IMDb 7 · 37,392 ratings

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Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death and Sid is arrested for her murder.

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Emotional fingerprint

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

  1. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Disturbing, Love. Genres: Drama, Music, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Disturbing and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Tension
Disturbing
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 18 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension58 %23 %42 %42 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor54 %13 %30 %36 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor48 %10 %31 %32 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension45 %13 %36 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Disturbing46 %16 %35 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Humor50 %19 %38 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Humor54 %20 %43 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Tension54 %31 %44 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Sadness51 %43 %39 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Sadness55 %49 %41 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Sadness66 %57 %52 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Sadness68 %54 %54 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Tension56 %36 %44 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Disturbing51 %31 %39 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension55 %40 %46 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Sadness61 %51 %54 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Sadness73 %65 %63 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Sadness80 %69 %73 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Tension70 %55 %63 %59 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Sadness57 %43 %45 %48 %
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

Gary Oldman

Sid Vicious

DB
Debby Bishop

Phoebe

AS
Andrew Schofield

Johnny Rotten

Xander Berkeley

Bowery Snax

PB
Perry Benson

Paul

TL
Tony London

Steve

SB
Sandy Baron

Hotelier USA

Sy Richardson

Methadone Caseworker

ET
Edward Tudor-Pole

Hotelier UK

BY
Biff Yeager

Detective

Courtney Love

Gretchen

RB
Rusty Blitz

Reporter

JS
John Spacely

Chelsea Hotel Resident

CM
Coati Mundi

Desk Clerk

AL
Anne Lambton

Linda

KB
Kathy Burke

Brenda Windzor

SS
Sara Sugarman

Abby National

MM
Mark Monero

Jah Clive

Details

Directed by
Alex Cox, Alex Cox
Written by
Alex Cox, Abbe Wool, Alex Cox
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
114 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 37,392 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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