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See No Evil, Hear No Evil

1989 · 102 min · Director: Arthur Hiller ★ IMDb 6.9 · 63,106 ratings

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A man is murdered. Two men witness it. A blind man who hears the killer, and a deaf man who sees them. The police don't think they're credible witnesses, but the killers don't want to take any chances. The two men must now work together to save themselves and bring the killers to justice.

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See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Tension
Relief
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 48 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor42 %40 %22 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor43 %40 %20 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor50 %48 %21 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor55 %48 %29 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension55 %40 %41 %3 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity55 %41 %45 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor58 %45 %46 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension64 %45 %56 %10 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension70 %50 %64 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Humor71 %51 %59 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Empathy64 %42 %48 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Humor57 %45 %36 %8 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Humor57 %54 %29 %5 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Humor56 %54 %30 %4 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Humor60 %51 %39 %8 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Tension68 %43 %55 %11 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension71 %29 %66 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Tension74 %28 %69 %13 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Tension71 %39 %54 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Relief65 %43 %27 %45 %
Oedipus

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

Richard Pryor

Wallace 'Wally' Karue

AN
Alan North

Braddock

AN
Alexandra Neil

Sally

TP
Tonya Pinkins

Leslie

MK
Mary Kay Adams

Dr. Bennett

Lauren Tom

Mitzie

Anthony Zerbe

Sutherland

KC
Kirsten Childs

Adele

HR
Hardy Rawls

Beefy Tourist

LG
Louis Giambalvo

Gatlin

AN
Audrie Neenan

Policewoman and Marilyn

GB
George Bartenieff

Huddelston

BM
Bernie McInerney

Dr. Cornfeld

KL
Keith Langsdale

Male Doctor

Jd
Jamie deRoy

Female Doctor

AP
Alan Pottinger

Parking Attendant

Details

Directed by
Arthur Hiller
Written by
Gene Wilder, Earl Barret, Arne Sultan, Marvin Worth, Eliot Wald, Andrew Kurtzman
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 63,106 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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