Hardware
1990 · 94 min · Director: Richard Stanley
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In the future, a nuclear war has transformed the Earth into a radioactive wasteland where the sea has dried up leaving it as a post-apocalyptic desert. In the desert, A desert scavenger named Nomad discovers a robotic head, arriving in New York City, A space marine named Moses Baxter buys the robotic head from Nomad as a Christmas present for his girlfriend Jill Grakowski, who decides to use it for one of her sculptures. But all hell starts breaking loose, when the robotic head is activated and begins to rebuilt itself. When Alvy, a junkyard dealer discover the robotic head is a Mark 13, a military cyborg of a project that was abandoned. Moses learns Jill's life is in danger, as the Mark 13 cyborg goes on a violent rampage in Jill's apartment as Jill has become the the prime target for extermination.
Emotional fingerprint
Hardware (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Fear 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension35%
- Fear25%
- Excitement20%
- Disturbing15%
- Relief5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Fear, Excitement. Genres: Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Disturbing | 36 % | 20 % | 33 % | 12 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Disturbing | 41 % | 24 % | 38 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Disturbing | 43 % | 22 % | 34 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 38 % | 14 % | 22 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Disturbing | 36 % | 15 % | 20 % | 7 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 41 % | 27 % | 30 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Disturbing | 52 % | 41 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Disturbing | 60 % | 49 % | 56 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 64 % | 57 % | 50 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 64 % | 61 % | 42 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 67 % | 64 % | 51 % | 45 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 73 % | 70 % | 54 % | 56 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 70 % | 62 % | 38 % | 50 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Relief | 69 % | 54 % | 35 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 72 % | 63 % | 46 % | 49 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 73 % | 69 % | 47 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 75 % | 72 % | 40 % | 56 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 75 % | 67 % | 43 % | 53 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 56 % | 54 % | 42 % |
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
Nomad
Alvy
Vernon
Chinese Mother
Chinese Family
Chinese Family - Susie Ng
Chinese Family
Chinese Family
Chinese Family
Themselves (archive footage)
Details
- Directed by
- Richard Stanley
- Written by
- Richard Stanley, Steve MacManus, Kevin O'Neill
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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