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Sneakers

1992 · 125 min · Director: Phil Alden Robinson ★ IMDb 7.1 · 68,343 ratings

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Martin Bishop is the head of a group of experts who specialize in testing security systems. When he is blackmailed by government agents into stealing a top secret black box, the team find themselves embroiled in a game of danger and intrigue. After they recover the box, they discover that it has the capability to decode all existing encryption systems around the world, and that the agents who hired them didn't work for the government after all.

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Emotional fingerprint

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

  1. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
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 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor45 %35 %35 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor45 %36 %39 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity45 %35 %48 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity46 %34 %50 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Humor49 %39 %40 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Humor50 %35 %35 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity54 %30 %49 %32 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity63 %46 %61 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Tension69 %65 %60 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Tension69 %68 %56 %13 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Tension66 %64 %54 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Tension61 %56 %55 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Curiosity54 %44 %53 %33 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Humor50 %41 %40 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Tension54 %51 %31 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 97′Tension65 %65 %31 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 103′Tension78 %78 %30 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 109′Tension81 %79 %24 %32 %
92.5 %≈ 116′Relief74 %56 %20 %44 %
97.5 %≈ 122′Relief65 %28 %20 %53 %
Man in a hole

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

Dan Aykroyd

Mother

Denise Dowse

Bank Teller

Timothy Busfield

Dick Gordon

Donal Logue

Dr. Gunter Janek

Eddie Jones

Buddy Wallace

James Earl Jones

Mr. Bernard Abbott

BE
Bodhi Elfman

Centurion S&L Night Guard

JM
Jo Marr

College-Aged Cosmo

GH
Gary Hershberger

College-Aged Bishop

H
Hanyee

Bank Secretary

TW
Time Winters

Homeless Man

JA
Jun Asai

Piano Prodigy

GH
George Hearn

Gregor

Lee Garlington

Dr. Elena Rhyzkov

Details

Written by
Lawrence Lasker, Phil Alden Robinson, Walter F. Parkes
Type
Movies
Released
1992
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 68,343 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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