Messenger of Death
1988 · 91 min · Director: J. Lee Thompson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Wifes and children of the Mormon Orville Beecham become victims of a massacre in his own house. The police believes the crime had a religious motive. Orville doesn't give any comment on the case, is taken into protective custody. Journalist Smith persuades him to help him in the investigation - and finds out about economic motives for the murder.
Emotional fingerprint
Messenger of Death (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Anticipation 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension35%
- Anxiety25%
- Anticipation20%
- Anger10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Anticipation. Genres: Mystery, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Anticipation. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Fear | 84 % | 68 % | 33 % | 68 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sadness | 84 % | 51 % | 46 % | 68 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 80 % | 46 % | 56 % | 58 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 69 % | 50 % | 58 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 35 % | 56 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 26 % | 56 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 33 % | 59 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 39 % | 59 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 54 % | 55 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 73 % | 71 % | 54 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 81 % | 80 % | 63 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 85 % | 84 % | 68 % | 55 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 85 % | 78 % | 65 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Curiosity | 80 % | 65 % | 71 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Curiosity | 75 % | 51 % | 65 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 61 % | 28 % | 38 % | 19 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 30 % | 36 % | 20 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 75 % | 68 % | 60 % | 51 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 89 % | 88 % | 67 % | 72 % |
Cinderella
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
Homer Foxx
Josephine Fabrizio
Senior Assassin
Lieutenant Scully
Jimmy
Sarah Beecham
Magda Beecham
Rebecca Beecham
Florinda Beecham
Esther Beecham
Details
- Directed by
- J. Lee Thompson
- Written by
- Rex Burns, Paul Jarrico
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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