Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988 · 102 min · Director: Aaron Norris
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Colonel James Braddock has a Vietnamese wife who was supposed to leave Vietnam with him when they evacuate. But she loses her papers and wasn't allowed in the embassy. Braddock went looking for her and her friend took the bracelet Braddock gave his wife and was in an explosion. When Braddock finds the body with bracelet, he assumes it's his wife so he leaves Vietnam. 12 years later a Reverend in Vietnam who was visiting the States approaches Braddock telling him that his wife is alive and that he has a son. Braddock doesn't believe him at first but when a man at the CIA asks him to meet with him, Braddock realizes it's true. So he tries to get them out. So he contacts a friend in Thailand to get what he needs. As they are about to leave, the CIA tries to stop him but Braddock gets away, gets his equipment and heads to Vietnam. When he arrives he goes to the orphanage for Amerasian children, where the Reverend works. He takes him to them and is surprised to see them and his son resents him cause he thinks he abandoned them. They try to leave but a Vietnamese Colonel takes them, he kills his wife and subjects Braddock to torture. Braddock escapes with his son, whom he says to go to the orphanage. The Colonel goes there and takes the Reverend and the children to a prison. Braddock then tries to rescue them.
Emotional fingerprint
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Empathy 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Empathy25%
- Tension20%
- Hope15%
- Sadness10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Action, War. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 70 % | 68 % | 42 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 75 % | 73 % | 55 % | 49 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 74 % | 69 % | 63 % | 54 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 66 % | 55 % | 49 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Excitement | 63 % | 48 % | 21 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Excitement | 59 % | 46 % | 15 % | 6 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 59 % | 41 % | 40 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 71 % | 46 % | 66 % | 49 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 83 % | 68 % | 75 % | 61 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 86 % | 83 % | 74 % | 61 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 86 % | 84 % | 71 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 75 % | 71 % | 63 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 65 % | 61 % | 55 % | 33 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 75 % | 74 % | 63 % | 34 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 81 % | 80 % | 68 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Empathy | 79 % | 76 % | 64 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 84 % | 81 % | 66 % | 24 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 88 % | 85 % | 73 % | 28 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 88 % | 66 % | 66 % | 23 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Relief | 87 % | 33 % | 53 % | 12 % |
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Cast
Rev. Polanski
U.S. Helicopter Pilot
Lin Tan Cang
Mik
Thuy
CIA Agent
CIA Agent
Embassy Guard
Embassy Secretary
Lin's Friend
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Details
- Directed by
- Aaron Norris
- Written by
- Arthur Silver, Larry Levinson, Steve Bing, Chuck Norris, James Bruner
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- United States, Philippines
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
Where to watch
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