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Deadly Games

1989 · 88 min · Director: René Manzor ★ IMDb 6.4 · 3,383 ratings

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Thomas, a very intelligent and resourceful child, is left alone with his beloved and fragile granddad on Christmas Eve, when a psychopath dressed as Santa Claus breaks into their mansion and starts chasing them. Thomas will do whatever he can to save himself and his granddad.

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Emotional fingerprint

Deadly Games (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Excitement. Genres: Thriller, Action, Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Fear

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Empathy
Tension
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 48 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness25 %16 %6 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy31 %24 %5 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Empathy35 %28 %11 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension38 %27 %19 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Empathy41 %30 %21 %12 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Empathy43 %35 %23 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Empathy44 %38 %23 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Empathy56 %49 %41 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Tension77 %64 %71 %64 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Tension82 %67 %79 %67 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension86 %77 %84 %76 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Tension86 %77 %82 %71 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Empathy87 %82 %79 %64 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Empathy87 %84 %79 %62 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
82.5 %≈ 73′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 77′Relief85 %77 %80 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 81′Tension88 %81 %85 %73 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Empathy93 %88 %90 %81 %

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Cast

BF
Brigitte Fossey

Julie de Frémont

LD
Louis Ducreux

LD
Louis Ducreux

Papy

AL
Alain Lalanne

Thomas de Frémont

SL
Stéphane Legros

Pilou

FC
Franck Capillery

Le policier

NR
Nicole Raucher

La cuisinière

G
Gédéon

Le jardinier

Cd
Charles de Feral

Cadre du Printemps

MB
Marion Bureau

La petite fille

M
Mousse

Le clown

ET
Edmond Thanel

Chauffeur-livreur

RM
René Manzor

Responsable stock

LB
Laurent Barboux

Le jongleur

MB
Michel Barboux

L'avaleur de sabre

CR
Claude Reboul

Cracheur de feu

GD
Gerard Duges

Doublure

NL
Ngoc Lan Truong Thi

Doublure

Details

Directed by
René Manzor
Written by
René Manzor
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
88 min
Country
France
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 3,383 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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