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Gladiator

1992 · 101 min · Director: Rowdy Herrington ★ IMDb 6.6 · 12,047 ratings

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A story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to save his fathers life and using the money pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father. The second is fighting for the money to get out of the ghettos. While being exploited by a boxing promoter the two teens become friends. An explosive ending puts the two friends in the ring against each other in a fight for survival.

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Gladiator (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Action, Sport. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Anger

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyAnger
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension48 %48 %25 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension53 %51 %29 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension51 %48 %35 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Empathy48 %41 %40 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy50 %43 %41 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Excitement57 %51 %38 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Excitement60 %55 %33 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension54 %50 %29 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension59 %56 %34 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension66 %61 %44 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Empathy61 %48 %51 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Empathy61 %43 %54 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension66 %55 %53 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Empathy73 %60 %61 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Sadness80 %60 %70 %56 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension81 %70 %68 %64 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension84 %81 %70 %68 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension89 %86 %74 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Tension90 %88 %70 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

JM
James Marshall

JM
James Marshall

Tommy Riley

TR
T.E. Russell

Spits (Leroy)

Robert Loggia

Pappy Jack

RL
Richard Lexsee

Father in Park

John Heard

John Riley

Jon Seda

Romano

LS
Lance Slaughter

Shortcut

VS
Vonte Sweet

Tidbits

DS
Debra Stipe

Charlene

FP
Francesca P. Roberts

Miss Higgins

CA
Cie Allman

Alexa - Ring Card Girl (uncredited)

BU
Benny Urquidez

Spectator (uncredited)

KC
Kevin Casey

Collector

Details

Directed by
Rowdy Herrington
Written by
Djordje Milicevic, Robert Mark Kamen, Lyle Kessler
Type
Movies
Released
1992
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 12,047 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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