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White Sands

1992 · 101 min · Director: Roger Donaldson ★ IMDb 6 · 9,848 ratings

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A small southwestern town Sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and five hundred thousand dollars. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an F.B.I. investigation.

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White Sands (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Sadness
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 peaks around 78 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity47 %22 %53 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity53 %26 %60 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity61 %40 %64 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension65 %57 %61 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity61 %60 %59 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity55 %51 %55 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity55 %51 %53 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension60 %59 %54 %5 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension61 %60 %56 %5 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity57 %53 %55 %13 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity54 %44 %53 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity55 %44 %56 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity64 %57 %59 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension74 %73 %56 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension79 %79 %57 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension80 %80 %63 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension80 %80 %66 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension76 %70 %56 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Relief64 %44 %30 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Sadness52 %23 %12 %45 %
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

Samuel L. Jackson

Greg Meeker

M. Emmet Walsh

Bert Gibson

James Rebhorn

FBI Agent Flynn

Beth Grant

Roz Kincaid

AN
Alexander Nicksay

Ben Dolezal

FL
Fredrick Lopez

Delmar Blackwater

Miguel Sandoval

FBI Agent Ruiz

JL
John Lafayette

FBI Agent Demott

KT
Ken Thorley

Harold Kleinman

Jack Kehler

Casanov

RD
Royce D. Applegate

Peterson

MB
Megan Butler

Goodman

LC
Lisa Cloud

Redhead

SC
Steve Cormier

Artie O'Brien

ST
Steve Tyler

Blonde FBI Agent

JG
J.D. Garfield

FBI Agent #2

Details

Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Written by
Daniel Pyne
Type
Movies
Released
1992
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 9,848 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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