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The Punisher

1989 · 89 min · Director: Mark Goldblatt ★ IMDb 5.7 · 29,428 ratings

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Based on the Marvel Comic, Dolph Lundgren is Frank Castle an ex-cop who lives in the sewers and acts as judge, jury, and executioner to the city's criminals in retaliation for the unpunished murders of his wife and kids. Frank's ex-partner Jake (Louis Gossett Jr.) finally catches up with the vigilante as he tries to stop the Japanese mob, which is trying to take over the city's mafia operation.

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Emotional fingerprint

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

  1. Anger25%
  2. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Anger and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Tension
Disturbing
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension44 %42 %28 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension46 %44 %28 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension41 %38 %22 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension40 %36 %21 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension46 %44 %28 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension52 %50 %32 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension58 %53 %43 %37 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Disturbing64 %59 %53 %46 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension66 %63 %53 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Tension66 %63 %55 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension70 %66 %63 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing75 %72 %59 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension73 %69 %43 %52 %
67.5 %≈ 60′Sadness65 %56 %33 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Sadness57 %46 %30 %17 %
77.5 %≈ 69′Humor54 %46 %29 %21 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Tension66 %62 %44 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 78′Disturbing82 %78 %69 %62 %
92.5 %≈ 82′Disturbing83 %77 %76 %58 %
97.5 %≈ 87′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

Louis Gossett Jr.

Jake Berkowitz

Jeroen Krabbé

Gianni Franco

KM
Kim Miyori

Lady Tanaka

BM
Bryan Marshall

Dino Moretti

NE
Nancy Everhard

Sam Leary

BO
Barry Otto

Shake

BR
Brian Rooney

Tommy Franco

ZM
Zoshka Mizak

Tanaka's Daughter

KY
Kenji Yamaki

Sato

HK
Hirofumi Kanayama

Tomio

LM
Larry McCormick

TV Newsreader

TB
Todd Boyce

Tarrone

LJ
Lani John Tupu

Laccone

GN
Gianfranco Negroponte

Musso

NB
Noga Bernstein

Ginny

ES
Emma Soloman

Ginny's Girlfriend

CK
Courtney Keiler

Sophia

EN
Emily Nicol

Cathy

CS
Cathy Stirk

Caterina

Details

Directed by
Mark Goldblatt
Written by
Boaz Yakin
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
89 min
Country
Australia, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 29,428 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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