F/X2
1991 · 108 min · Director: Richard Franklin
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F/X man Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is now a toy maker. Mike Brandon (Tom Mason), the ex-husband of Rolly's girlfriend Kim(Rachel Ticotin), is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goes well until some unknown man kills both the killer and Mike.Mike's boss, Ray Silak (Philip Bosco) says it was the killer who killed Mike but Rollie knows it wasn't. Silak is involved with Mike's death, so he calls on Leo McCarthy (Brian Dennehy), the cop from the last movie, who is now a P.I., for help and they discover it's not just Silak they have to worry about.
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F/X2 (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement35%
- Tension25%
- Curiosity20%
- Surprise10%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Action. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Humor
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Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 50 % | 15 % | 30 % | 50 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 44 % | 16 % | 35 % | 38 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 30 % | 39 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 51 % | 40 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 70 % | 63 % | 41 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 74 % | 61 % | 49 % | 9 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 71 % | 57 % | 46 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 66 % | 45 % | 39 % | 45 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 36 % | 53 % | 48 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 35 % | 64 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 41 % | 59 % | 32 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 66 % | 57 % | 49 % | 25 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Relief | 66 % | 61 % | 40 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 61 % | 53 % | 40 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 51 % | 45 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 69 % | 66 % | 51 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 79 % | 74 % | 53 % | 42 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Relief | 75 % | 53 % | 38 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Relief | 67 % | 27 % | 20 % | 58 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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Cast
Desk Sergeant
Chris Brandon
Velez
Rado
Carl Becker
Kylie
DeMarco
Consigliere
Chambliss
Details
- Directed by
- Richard Franklin
- Written by
- Robert T. Megginson, Gregory Fleeman, Bill Condon
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
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