No Way Out
1987 · 114 min · Director: Roger Donaldson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Tom Farrell is a navy officer who gets posted at the Pentagon and is to report to the secretary of defense David Brice. He starts an affair with Susan Atwell not knowing that she is Brice's mistress. When Susan is found dead, Tom is assigned to the case of finding the killer who is believed to be a KGB mole! Tom could soon become a suspect when a Polaroid negative of him was found at Susan's place. He now has only a few hours to find the killer before the computer regenerates the photo.
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No Way Out (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension35%
- Anxiety25%
- Curiosity20%
- Surprise10%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 29 % | 16 % | 25 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Curiosity | 37 % | 23 % | 24 % | 1 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 46 % | 36 % | 25 % | 4 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 30 % | 29 % | 5 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Love | 35 % | 19 % | 28 % | 5 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Curiosity | 37 % | 15 % | 23 % | 5 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Love | 53 % | 25 % | 24 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 67 % | 49 % | 38 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 56 % | 51 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 54 % | 56 % | 36 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Curiosity | 62 % | 56 % | 57 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 67 % | 64 % | 50 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 71 % | 70 % | 41 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 69 % | 66 % | 45 % | 33 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 69 % | 66 % | 50 % | 33 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 71 % | 70 % | 49 % | 30 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 73 % | 73 % | 48 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Tension | 78 % | 71 % | 54 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Curiosity | 76 % | 62 % | 63 % | 42 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Nina Beka
Assassin
Schiller
Ensign Fox
Seaman Dufor
Technician
Details
- Directed by
- Roger Donaldson
- Written by
- Kenneth Fearing, Robert Garland
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
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