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Dying Day
80%
Movie
1h 42m
AI Analysis
Dying Day (1980) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Dying Day (1980) — a movie tagged as cinema with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A lonely man with punctilious habits listens to a tape cassette of ambient barroom sounds, which include the hushed tones of two men plotting to kill him; but when a policeman listens, all the sounds are there except those of the two men. Later, Skipling receives an unwanted visit from a doctor and a welcome visit f… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~102 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Dying Day 80% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Dying Day is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
80%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A lonely man with punctilious habits listens to a tape cassette of ambient barroom sounds, which include the hushed tones of two men plotting to kill him; but when a policeman listens, all the sounds are there except those of the two men. Later, Skipling receives an unwanted visit from a doctor and a welcome visit from his "befriender
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1980-02-12
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- TMDB rating
- 8.0
- TMDB ID
- 1499356
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Where can I watch Dying Day (1980)?
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Is there an official trailer for Dying Day?
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What is Dying Day about?
A lonely man with punctilious habits listens to a tape cassette of ambient barroom sounds, which include the hushed tones of two men plotting to kill him; but when a policeman listens, all the soun... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Dying Day?
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How long is the movie Dying Day?
The official runtime for Dying Day is approximately 102 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Ian McKellen
Antony Skipling

Maurice Kaufmann
First Interrogator

Prentis Hancock
Second Interrogator
- D
David Howey
Foster

David Ryall
Lane

Patrick Malahide
Police Sergeant

Michael Troughton
Police Constable

Gwyneth Powell
Doris
- P
Peter Childs
Sellers
- K
Kate Coleridge
Susie

Cyril Shaps
Mountjoy

Hector Ross
Customer

Sylvia Marriott
Customer
- M
Marc Zuber
Eductor
- L
Leonard Kavanagh
Man at Station
- A
Alan Dudley
Estate Agent

Anton Phillips
Roger
- J
Joan Scott
Senior Samaritan
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