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Licence to Kill

1989 · 133 min · Director: John Glen ★ IMDb 6.7 · 122,227 ratings

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James Bond is on possibly his most brutal mission yet. Bond's good friend, Felix Leiter, is left near death, by drug baron Franz Sanchez. Bond sets off on the hunt for Sanchez, but not everyone is happy. MI6 does not feel Sanchez is their problem and strips Bond of his license to kill making Bond more dangerous than ever. Bond gains the aid of one of Leiter's friends, known as Pam Bouvier and sneaks his way into the drug factories, which Sanchez owns. Will Bond be able to keep his identity secret, or will Sanchez see Bond's true intentions?

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

  1. Anger20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Relief

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension54 %48 %30 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Relief48 %40 %28 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity53 %46 %27 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Tension66 %61 %31 %4 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity62 %59 %38 %0 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Tension61 %59 %36 %1 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Tension69 %68 %35 %3 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Tension64 %61 %35 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Relief53 %48 %33 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Tension51 %46 %38 %10 %
52.5 %≈ 70′Tension54 %46 %43 %1 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Humor57 %45 %43 %3 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Tension61 %55 %46 %4 %
67.5 %≈ 90′Tension64 %63 %49 %5 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Tension63 %59 %48 %6 %
77.5 %≈ 103′Curiosity63 %57 %48 %8 %
82.5 %≈ 110′Tension68 %65 %39 %8 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Tension69 %68 %27 %10 %
92.5 %≈ 123′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 130′Relief60 %15 %10 %50 %

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Cast

Timothy Dalton

James Bond

CL
Carey Lowell

Pam Bouvier

CL
Carey Lowell

TS
Talisa Soto

Lupe Lamora

Anthony Zerbe

Milton Krest

Frank McRae

Sharkey

EM
Everett McGill

Killifer

WN
Wayne Newton

Professor Joe Butcher

AS
Anthony Starke

Truman-Lodge

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

President Hector Lopez

DH
David Hedison

Felix Leiter

PB
Priscilla Barnes

Della Churchill

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Caroline Bliss

Miss Moneypenny

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Don Stroud

Heller

Grand L. Bush

Hawkins

AB
Alejandro Bracho

Perez

Details

Directed by
John Glen
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
133 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States, Mexico
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 122,227 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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