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No Way Out

1987 · 114 min · Director: Roger Donaldson ★ IMDb 7.1 · 56,931 ratings

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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

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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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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Curiosity
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity29 %16 %25 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity37 %23 %24 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension46 %36 %25 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity42 %30 %29 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Love35 %19 %28 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity37 %15 %23 %5 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Love53 %25 %24 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Tension67 %49 %38 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity64 %56 %51 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity60 %54 %56 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Curiosity62 %56 %57 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Tension67 %64 %50 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Tension71 %70 %41 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Tension69 %66 %45 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension69 %66 %50 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Tension71 %70 %49 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Tension73 %73 %48 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Tension78 %71 %54 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Curiosity76 %62 %63 %42 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Kevin Costner

Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell

Will Patton

Scott Pritchard

HD
Howard Duff

Senator William 'Billy' Duvall

George Dzundza

Sam Hesselman

JB
Jason Bernard

Major Donovan

I
Iman

Nina Beka

Fred Thompson

CIA Director Marshall

LR
Leon Russom

Kevin O'Brien

Dennis Burkley

Boat Renter

Marshall Bell

Assassin

CD
Chris D.

Assassin

MS
Michael Shillo

Schiller

NW
Nicholas Worth

Cup Breaker

LG
Leo Geter

Ensign Fox

MB
Matthew Barry

Bellboy

JD
John D'Aquino

Lt. John Chadway

PB
Peter Bell

Seaman Dufor

GA
Gregory Avellone

Technician

Details

Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Written by
Kenneth Fearing, Robert Garland
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 56,931 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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