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The Rocketeer

1991 · 108 min · Director: Joe Johnston ★ IMDb 6.6 · 66,620 ratings

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Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era, the Rocketeer recreates 1930's Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. Young pilot Cliff Secord stumbles on a top secret rocket-pack and with the help of his mechanic/mentor, Peevy, he attempts to save his girl and stop the Nazis as The Rocketeer.

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The Rocketeer (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 32%, Awe 22%, Humor 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

22%Awe
18%Humor
  1. Awe22%
  2. Humor18%
  3. Love15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Awe, Humor. Genres: Adventure, Action, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Awe and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Excitement
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Excitement
Curiosity
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 dips around 28 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionExcitementCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Excitement58 %52 %48 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension60 %54 %40 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity57 %48 %31 %56 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity54 %44 %29 %50 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor49 %39 %20 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Humor44 %29 %13 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Humor53 %39 %28 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Excitement69 %57 %55 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Excitement71 %60 %60 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Tension66 %61 %43 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension61 %59 %30 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Tension55 %49 %31 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension59 %54 %34 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Tension69 %66 %31 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension71 %69 %31 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension74 %73 %41 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Tension83 %83 %60 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Tension88 %86 %69 %19 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Relief81 %64 %57 %16 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Relief72 %30 %42 %15 %
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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

Billy Campbell

Cliff Secord

Timothy Dalton

Neville Sinclair

Paul Sorvino

Eddie Valentine

Terry O'Quinn

Howard Hughes

Ed Lauter

Fitch

Jon Polito

Bigelow

TR
Tiny Ron

Lothar / Good Old Boy

JL
John Lavachielli

Rusty

Eddie Jones

Malcolm

MG
Max Grodénchik

Wilmer

DO
Daniel O'Shea

Mike

PC
Pat Crawford Brown

Mrs. Pye

JB
Julian Barnes

Charlie

CS
Charlie Stavola

Assistant Director

Details

Directed by
Joe Johnston
Written by
Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Dave Stevens, William Dear
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 66,620 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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