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Fatal Instinct

1993 · 90 min · Director: Carl Reiner, Carl Reiner ★ IMDb 5.8 · 9,032 ratings

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A spoof of the late '80s and early '90s suspense thrillers and murder mysteries, including Basic Instinct, Sleeping With The Enemy, and Cape Fear. A cop/attorney (yes he's both) is seduced by a woman while his wife is having an affair with a mechanic. Lots of other subplots and visual gags in the style of Naked Gun. Check the rating.

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Fatal Instinct (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Surprise 20%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Excitement. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Crime. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Surprise

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Humor
Curiosity
Surprise
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

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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriositySurprise
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor56 %57 %18 %16 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor58 %59 %17 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor58 %60 %19 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor55 %55 %28 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor56 %52 %35 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor55 %54 %32 %22 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor54 %56 %28 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor58 %60 %24 %22 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Humor61 %61 %24 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor57 %55 %26 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Humor55 %52 %26 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor58 %51 %29 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor63 %56 %33 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Humor66 %64 %34 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Humor65 %65 %36 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Humor64 %60 %42 %37 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Humor63 %57 %49 %42 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Humor66 %57 %46 %42 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Humor64 %56 %28 %34 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Humor56 %54 %12 %22 %
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

Armand Assante

Ned Ravine

Sherilyn Fenn

Laura Lincolnberry

Sean Young

Lola Cain

James Remar

Max Shady

TR
Tony Randall

Judge Skanky

CC
Clarence Clemons

Clarence

KC
Keith Campbell

Murder Investigator

MC
Michael Cumpsty

Laura's Husband

BU
Bob Uecker

Himself

EK
Eartha Kitt

Trial Judge

Bill Cobbs

Man in Park

BS
Bunny Summers

Train Passenger

Rosie O'Donnell

Woman in Bird Store

Blake Clark

Milo Crumley

George Lopez

Murder Investigator

DS
Doc Severinsen

Guest Musician

Details

Written by
David O'Malley
Type
Movies
Released
1993
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 9,032 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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