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Miami Blues

1990 · 97 min · Director: George Armitage ★ IMDb 6.4 · 11,850 ratings

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After Fred Frenger gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, Florida, where he begins a violent one-man crime wave. He soon meets up with amiable college student/prostitute Susie Waggoner. Opposing Frenger is Sgt Hoke Moseley, a cop who is getting a bit old for the job, especially since the job of cop in 1980's Miami is getting crazier all the time.

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Miami Blues (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Anxiety 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Anxiety, Disturbing. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Sympathy
Humor
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 rises around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathyHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor25 %12 %7 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor37 %14 %23 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sympathy51 %26 %33 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension57 %37 %23 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor55 %31 %20 %49 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor53 %30 %26 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor46 %32 %25 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor45 %38 %25 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension55 %46 %34 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Sympathy57 %45 %40 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension57 %48 %36 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Humor63 %55 %27 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension71 %65 %25 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension75 %70 %35 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension69 %61 %46 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Sympathy64 %55 %51 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Sympathy67 %61 %53 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Tension77 %74 %55 %23 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Tension78 %68 %57 %21 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Sympathy68 %47 %57 %27 %
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

Fred Ward

Sergeant Hoke Moseley

Alec Baldwin

Frederick J. Frenger Jr.

Nora Dunn

Ellita Sanchez

Charles Napier

Sergeant Bill Henderson

SS
Shirley Stoler

Edie Wulgemuth

BL
Bobo Lewis

Edna Damrosch

Obba Babatundé

Blink Willie

JP
José Pérez

Pablo

Paul Gleason

Sergeant Frank Lackley

CP
Cecilia Pérez-Cervera

Stewardess

GC
Georgie Cranford

Little Boy

ES
Edward Saxon

Krishna Ravindra

MI
Matt Ingersoll

Mourning Hare Krishna

JG
Jack G. Spirtos

Pickpocket Victim

RR
Raphael Rey Gomez

Pickpocket

TP
Tony Paris

Pickpocket's Accomplice

WT
Wendy Thorlakson

Toy Store Cashier

WT
William Taylor Anderson Jr.

Crack Dealer

GG
Gary Goetzman

Hotel Desk Clerk

Details

Directed by
George Armitage
Written by
George Armitage, Charles Willeford
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 11,850 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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