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Red Rock West

1993 · 98 min · Director: John Dahl ★ IMDb 7 · 28,838 ratings

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When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.

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Emotional fingerprint

Red Rock West (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Surprise. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
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 rises around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness36 %17 %22 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sadness43 %27 %34 %7 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity59 %49 %55 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity70 %64 %59 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension75 %71 %48 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Tension75 %72 %43 %53 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension70 %67 %48 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Tension68 %65 %53 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Tension66 %62 %52 %32 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension59 %52 %49 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity51 %37 %44 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity52 %36 %43 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity64 %54 %55 %22 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Tension73 %69 %58 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension77 %74 %46 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension80 %78 %41 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Tension84 %82 %41 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Tension86 %85 %40 %69 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Tension79 %66 %32 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Sadness66 %34 %18 %24 %
Icarus

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

Dennis Hopper

Lyle from Dallas

Lara Flynn Boyle

Suzanne Brown

J.T. Walsh

Wayne Brown

Timothy Carhart

Deputy Matt Greytack

DS
Dan Shor

Deputy Russ Bowman

Dwight Yoakam

Truck Driver

CR
Craig Reay

Jim

VJ
Vance Johnson

Mr. Johnson

RA
Robert Apel

Howard

BJ
Bobby Joe McFadden

Old Man

DG
Dale Gibson

Kurt

TP
Ted Parks

Cashier

BB
Babs Bram

Receptionist

RG
Robert Guajardo

Doctor

SS
Sarah Sullivan

Nurse

MR
Michael Ruud

Red Rock Bartender

PK
Peter Kevin Quinn

Truck Driver's Buddy

JL
Jeff Levine

Country Girl Bartender

SM
Shawn Michael Ryan

Ted

Details

Directed by
John Dahl
Written by
John Dahl, Rick Dahl
Type
Movies
Released
1993
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 28,838 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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