The Rookie
1990 · 121 min · Director: Clint Eastwood
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Nick Pulovski (Clint Eastwood) is a cop, who is presently assigned to the auto theft division and who for the most part of his career has not done anything worthwhile. But when he discovers that a man named Strom (Raul Julia) is the brains behind a major car theft and chop shop ring, he sees this as his opportunity to do something. After his partner Powell (Hal Williams) is killed, the case is then transfered to homicide, so he is taken off the case. And he is assigned a new partner, David Ackerman (Charlie Sheen). a cop who has just recently been promoted to detective. But Pulovski feeling as if Strom is his, and decides to continue pursuing him, but Ackerman who tries to play by the rules is not sure what to do, and he is also a little afraid because of a childhood incident.
Emotional fingerprint
The Rookie (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Tension25%
- Anger20%
- Empathy15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anger. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Relief | 42 % | 38 % | 10 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 44 % | 41 % | 11 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 44 % | 35 % | 11 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 43 % | 26 % | 9 % | 35 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 46 % | 34 % | 13 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 49 % | 38 % | 15 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 48 % | 33 % | 16 % | 32 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 54 % | 45 % | 29 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 66 % | 65 % | 40 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 76 % | 76 % | 49 % | 8 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 76 % | 76 % | 48 % | 14 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 74 % | 71 % | 44 % | 19 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 69 % | 56 % | 15 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 74 % | 68 % | 61 % | 19 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 76 % | 71 % | 50 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 76 % | 71 % | 31 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Tension | 70 % | 66 % | 19 % | 23 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 70 % | 69 % | 25 % | 14 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Tension | 68 % | 56 % | 28 % | 26 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Humor | 58 % | 28 % | 15 % | 42 % |
Man in a hole
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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Details
- Directed by
- Clint Eastwood
- Written by
- Scott Spiegel, Boaz Yakin, Scott Spiegel
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
Where to watch
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