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Joshua Tree

1993 · 106 min · Director: Vic Armstrong ★ IMDb 5.7 · 6,894 ratings

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Wellman Santee (Dolph Lundgren) a former race car driver, whose livelihood is transporting exotic stolen super cars, is involved, with his partner Eddie, in shoot out, resulting in the deaths of his friend and a highway cop. Santee is framed for the cop's murder and jailed in a maximum security prison. A few months later, Santee breaks out after narrowly escaping an attempt on his life. He reaches a local diner where he steals a car, abducts the owner, Rita and flees, completely unaware that is hostage is a deputy sheriff. A massive manhunt ensues, spearheaded by Lt. Severance a tough, obessive cop. Santee leads the detective and his men on a dramatic high speed chase, from the desert wilderness to the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Santee's out to clear his name and when it comes to getting even, he's taking revenge into overdrive...

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Joshua Tree (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%
  2. Anger10%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Fear. Genres: Crime, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Excitement
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Excitement
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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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 63 %, then dips around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionExcitementRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension64 %62 %33 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension65 %63 %36 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension60 %59 %31 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension51 %48 %18 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Sympathy51 %44 %14 %7 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension57 %53 %26 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension59 %56 %33 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension57 %53 %28 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension58 %55 %23 %3 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Tension62 %60 %27 %0 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Tension68 %67 %38 %0 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
62.5 %≈ 66′Tension82 %81 %59 %6 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension73 %72 %47 %8 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Tension57 %55 %26 %10 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Tension56 %54 %24 %6 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension69 %69 %40 %2 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Tension81 %75 %48 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Relief82 %68 %42 %52 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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

KA
Kristian Alfonso

George Segal

Lt. Franklin L. Severence

Geoffrey Lewis

Sheriff Cepeda

Beau Starr

Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill

MP
Michelle Phillips

Esther Severence

MB
Matt Battaglia

Michael Agnos

Bert Remsen

Woody Engstrom

Michael Paul Chan

Jimmy Shoeshine

Khandi Alexander

Maralena Turner

MB
Marcus Brown

E.G. Turner

Nick Chinlund

Deputy Tomay

Ken Foree

Eddie Turner

ES
Edward Stone

Dectective Jordan

RR
Rondi Reed

Detective Chelsey

JI
Jeff Imada

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AG
Al Goto

Chinese Gunman #3

George Cheung

Chinese Gunman #4

WL
Will Leong

Chinese Gunman #5

NJ
Nathan Jung

Chinese Gunman #8

Details

Directed by
Vic Armstrong
Type
Movies
Released
1993
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 6,894 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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