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Hero

1992 · 117 min · Director: Stephen Frears ★ IMDb 6.5 · 25,451 ratings

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Bernie LaPlante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him, and has custody of their son. The cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe while rescuing passengers of a plane crash. Being a thief who is down on his luck, he takes advantage of the rescue, but then someone else claims credit for it.

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Emotional fingerprint

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

  1. Humor30%
  2. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Inspiration. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Humor

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Empathy
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 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness37 %25 %27 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor35 %21 %23 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor45 %34 %23 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension66 %63 %34 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension79 %76 %48 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension69 %59 %48 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Humor50 %33 %40 %32 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Humor46 %26 %34 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Humor50 %32 %28 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Humor49 %34 %33 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Empathy48 %31 %43 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Empathy50 %30 %46 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Relief55 %35 %46 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Tension60 %41 %48 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Sadness70 %50 %56 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension81 %70 %63 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension84 %81 %63 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Tension80 %71 %61 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Relief73 %55 %55 %34 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Humor65 %47 %47 %45 %
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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

Geena Davis

Gale Gayley

Andy Garcia

John Bubber

Joan Cusack

Evelyn Laplante

Chevy Chase

Deke - Channel 4 News Director

Maury Chaykin

Winston

Christian Clemenson

James Conklin

Tom Arnold

Chick

WB
Warren Berlinger

Judge Goines

CH
Cady Huffman

Flight Attendant Leslie

SC
Susie Cusack

Donna O'Day

JM
James Madio

Joey Laplante

Daniel Baldwin

Fireman Denton

Richard Riehle

Robinson

Don Yesso

Elliott

DP
Don Pugsley

Jury Foreman

Lee Wilkof

Prosecutor

SE
Steven Elkins

First Bailiff

Details

Directed by
Stephen Frears
Type
Movies
Released
1992
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 25,451 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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