The Public Eye
1992 · 99 min · Director: Howard Franklin, Howard Franklin
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Leon Bernstein is New York's best news photographer in 1942, equally at home with cops or crooks. The pictures are often of death and pain, but they are the ones the others wish they had got. Then glamorous Kay Levitz turns to him when the Mob seem to be muscling in on the club she owns due to some arrangement with her late husband. Bernstein, none too successful with women, agrees to help, saying there may be some good photos in it for him. In fact, he is falling in love with Kay.
Emotional fingerprint
The Public Eye (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Love 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension30%
- Love25%
- Awe20%
- Empathy15%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Love, Awe. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Love and Awe. 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
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Sympathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 28 % | 37 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 26 % | 33 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sympathy | 41 % | 20 % | 34 % | 33 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 24 % | 43 % | 27 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 36 % | 49 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 44 % | 46 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sympathy | 56 % | 41 % | 38 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Sympathy | 54 % | 34 % | 35 % | 48 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 35 % | 45 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 45 % | 51 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sympathy | 57 % | 54 % | 51 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 64 % | 63 % | 56 % | 32 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 64 % | 63 % | 54 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 64 % | 61 % | 46 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 74 % | 73 % | 48 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 81 % | 81 % | 51 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 84 % | 83 % | 50 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 81 % | 65 % | 38 % | 53 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 75 % | 37 % | 23 % | 62 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
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
Teen at Thompson Street
Photo Editor
Young Cop
Cop - Puerto Rican Tenement
Rineman's Receptionist
Richard Rineman
Photographer at Cafe
Singer
Details
- Directed by
- Howard Franklin, Howard Franklin
- Written by
- Howard Franklin, Howard Franklin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1992
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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