Little Nikita
1988 · 98 min · Director: Richard Benjamin
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Roy Parmenter is a veteran FBI agent who has spent the last 20 years trying to find the Russian agent who killed his partner whom he calls Scuba. When a couple of deep cover Russian agents are killed Parmenter thinks Scuba is the one doing it. The Russians who have received word from Scuba that if they want him to stop, they have to pay him. So they send a veteran Russian agent, Karpov to stop him. Parmenter was tasked with performing background checks on people applying for certain things requiring security clearance and when he comes across Jeffrey Grant who's applying to the Air Force Academy, he discovers that his parents' info is false. He also learns of Karpov coming into the country and suspects that he is here to stop Scuba and that Karpov went to the city where Jeffrey and his family live, so he decides to keep an eye on Jeffrey and his family.
Emotional fingerprint
Little Nikita (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 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 Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 35 % | 16 % | 13 % | 24 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 25 % | 18 % | 39 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 26 % | 23 % | 42 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 42 % | 30 % | 22 % | 37 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 50 % | 43 % | 19 % | 44 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 38 % | 21 % | 46 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 45 % | 31 % | 20 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 48 % | 37 % | 18 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 45 % | 28 % | 53 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 54 % | 46 % | 55 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 71 % | 63 % | 58 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 73 % | 70 % | 56 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 70 % | 64 % | 54 % | 42 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 69 % | 58 % | 58 % | 42 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 78 % | 72 % | 61 % | 36 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 80 % | 79 % | 56 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 77 % | 76 % | 53 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 80 % | 79 % | 60 % | 28 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 81 % | 80 % | 59 % | 29 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Elizabeth Grant
Barbara Kerry
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Details
- Directed by
- Richard Benjamin
- Written by
- Tom Musca, John Hill, Bo Goldman, Terry Schwartz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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