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Days of Thunder

1990 · 107 min · Director: Tony Scott ★ IMDb 6.2 · 107,288 ratings

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Cole Trickle enters the high-pressure world of Nascar racing. He's a hot driver with a hot temper, and this attitude gets him into trouble not only with other drivers, but members of his own team as well.

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Days of Thunder (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Anger 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger15%
  2. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Relief
  • Excitement

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Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Relief
Excitement
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 38 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionReliefExcitement
2.5 %≈ 3′Excitement35 %30 %0 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Excitement39 %31 %3 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Excitement46 %36 %5 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor48 %39 %8 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Excitement51 %43 %20 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Excitement59 %50 %25 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension60 %54 %15 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension63 %51 %23 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Relief59 %36 %33 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Humor50 %24 %26 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Relief48 %24 %21 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Humor53 %35 %11 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Tension63 %54 %1 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension68 %60 %3 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Sadness68 %54 %6 %11 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Sadness68 %53 %10 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Tension68 %59 %21 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Excitement74 %68 %41 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Excitement81 %57 %60 %69 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Relief80 %30 %68 %58 %
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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

Randy Quaid

Tim Dalander

Cary Elwes

Russ Wheeler

Michael Rooker

Rowdy Burns

Fred Thompson

Big John

John C. Reilly

Buck Bretherton

J.C. Quinn

Waddle

DS
Don Simpson

Aldo Bennedetti

CW
Caroline Williams

Jennie Burns

MB
Michael Burgess

Young Doctor

GR
Gerald R. Molen

Dr. Wilhaire

DW
Donna W. Scott

Darlene

LS
Leilani Sarelle

Female Highway Patrol Officer

Chris Ellis

Harlem Hoogerhyde

PA
Peter Appel

Cole's Crew

SM
Stephen Michael Ayers

Cole's Crew

MS
Mike Slattery

Cole's Crew

JG
John Griesemer

Len Dortort

Details

Directed by
Tony Scott
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 107,288 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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