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Dead Bang

1989 · 105 min · Director: John Frankenheimer ★ IMDb 6.1 · 5,075 ratings

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A cop is gunned down on Xmas eve. Jerry Beck, the homicide cop given the job of hunting the killer, investigates some leads which bring him into contact with a group of white supremacy extremists. In addition to the racists, Beck also has to contend with an unhelpful FBI agent.

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Dead Bang (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anger 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anger, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anger and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Curiosity
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 18 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension48 %42 %25 %37 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity41 %29 %14 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity40 %28 %10 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor43 %30 %14 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity45 %31 %19 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension50 %38 %29 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity48 %33 %30 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity46 %30 %31 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Disturbing60 %49 %48 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension65 %60 %44 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension53 %49 %24 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Tension51 %48 %21 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Tension63 %60 %25 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension71 %69 %36 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension80 %77 %60 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension84 %80 %70 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Tension82 %77 %65 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Don Johnson

Jerry Beck

Bob Balaban

Elliott Webley

FM
Frank Military

Bobby Burns

Tate Donovan

John Burns

Mickey Jones

Sleepy

Stephen E. Miller

Bogan - Oklahoma Officer

AS
Antoni Stutz

Ray

RC
Ron Campbell

Crossfield

WT
William Traylor

Elton Tremmel

HA
Hy Anzell

Captain Waxman

Michael Jeter

Dr. Krantz

TR
Tim Reid

Chief Dixon

JB
James B. Douglas

Agent Gilroy

Brad Sullivan

Chief Hillard

PG
Phyllis Guerrini

Louisa

DS
Darwyn Swalve

Biker #1

Ron Jeremy

Biker #3

SS
Sam Scarber

Detective Bilson

Details

Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Written by
John Frankenheimer, Robert Foster, Jerry Beck, Robert Foster
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 5,075 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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