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Full Metal Jacket

1987 · 117 min · Director: Stanley Kubrick ★ IMDb 8.2 · 862,596 ratings

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A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.

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Emotional fingerprint

Full Metal Jacket (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Disturbing 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%
  2. Humor10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Disturbing, Fear. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Disturbing and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 8.2/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sympathy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Disturbing
Sympathy
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 13 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension58 %48 %45 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Disturbing56 %46 %44 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Sympathy53 %43 %39 %44 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Sympathy53 %43 %38 %46 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Sympathy64 %53 %51 %60 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Sympathy70 %59 %60 %64 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Tension69 %63 %56 %51 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension68 %60 %54 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Humor60 %48 %45 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Tension65 %50 %50 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Disturbing79 %50 %73 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing78 %46 %75 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Tension66 %49 %58 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Sadness57 %43 %45 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Disturbing61 %50 %48 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension76 %74 %61 %55 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension86 %86 %70 %73 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Sympathy89 %85 %73 %80 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Disturbing84 %66 %70 %71 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Sadness72 %40 %57 %52 %
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

Matthew Modine

Pvt. Joker

Adam Baldwin

Animal Mother

R. Lee Ermey

Gny. Sgt. Hartman

Dorian Harewood

Eightball

KM
Kevyn Major Howard

Rafterman

Arliss Howard

Pvt. Cowboy

EO
Ed O'Ross

Lt. Touchdown

JT
John Terry

Lt. Lockhart

KJ
Kieron Jecchinis

Crazy Earl

KT
Kirk Taylor

Payback

TC
Tim Colceri

Doorgunner

JS
Jon Stafford

Doc Jay

BB
Bruce Boa

Poge Colonel

IT
Ian Tyler

Lt. Cleves

SL
Sal Lopez

T.H.E. Rock

GL
Gary Landon Mills

Donlon

PS
Papillon Soo

Da Nang Hooker

PE
Peter Edmund

Snowball

NL
Ngoc Le

V.C. Sniper

Details

Directed by
Stanley Kubrick
Written by
Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
117 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Genres
Drama, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.2 · 862,596 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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