Falling Down
1993 · 113 min · Director: Joel Schumacher
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
On the day of his daughter's (Joey Singer) birthday, William "D-Fens" Foster (Michael Douglas) is trying to get to his estranged ex-wife's (Barbara Hershey) house to see his daughter. He has a breakdown and leaves his car in a traffic jam in Los Angeles and decides to walk. Along the way he stops at a convenience store and tries to get some change for a phone call but the owner, Mister Lee (Michael Paul Chan), does not give him change. This destabilizes William who then breaks apart the shop with a baseball bat and goes to an isolated place to drink a coke. Two gangsters (Agustin Rodriguez & Eddie Frias) threaten him and he reacts by hitting them with the bat. D-FENS continues walking and stops at a phone booth. The gangsters hunt him down with their gang and shoot at him but crash their car. William goes nuts and takes their gym bag with weapons proceeding in his journey of rage against injustice. Meanwhile Sergeant Martin Prendergast (Robert Duvall), who is working on his last day before retirement, is following the wave of crimes and believes that the same man is responsible but the other detectives do not pay attention to him.
Emotional fingerprint
Falling Down (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 35%, Anxiety 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anger35%
- Anxiety25%
- Disturbing20%
- Fear10%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Anxiety, Disturbing. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 40 % | 38 % | 22 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 42 % | 38 % | 25 % | 12 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 48 % | 41 % | 28 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 59 % | 55 % | 35 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 64 % | 62 % | 43 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 59 % | 56 % | 41 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 57 % | 55 % | 36 % | 27 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 57 % | 52 % | 32 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Empathy | 52 % | 43 % | 26 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 54 % | 46 % | 35 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 59 % | 60 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 68 % | 68 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 70 % | 66 % | 51 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 63 % | 60 % | 44 % | 32 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 64 % | 60 % | 48 % | 37 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 66 % | 62 % | 44 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 71 % | 67 % | 47 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Tension | 83 % | 79 % | 61 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 81 % | 67 % | 54 % | 61 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Sadness | 68 % | 36 % | 29 % | 56 % |
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
Adele (Beth's Child)
Detective Sanchez
Officer at Station
Gang Member One
Details
- Directed by
- Joel Schumacher
- Written by
- Ebbe Roe Smith
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1993
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Country
- France, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anger
- Data updated
Where to watch
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