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Man's Best Friend

1993 · 97 min · Director: John Lafia ★ IMDb 5.3 · 5,314 ratings

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A genetically mutated dog is stolen from the lab of mad scientist Dr. Jarret by news reporter/animal rights advocate Lori Tanner, who conceals it from the police in her home. The dog, Max, endowed with intelligence and other special abilities, is at first lovable, but also proves to be a ferocious, unstoppable killer.

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Man's Best Friend (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Fear
  1. Fear20%
  2. Humor15%
  3. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Fear. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity35 %17 %35 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity46 %32 %43 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension59 %51 %45 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension61 %48 %38 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Sympathy56 %29 %29 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor49 %25 %28 %10 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity49 %38 %40 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity54 %46 %45 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension56 %51 %35 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension57 %56 %34 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension56 %54 %41 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity59 %51 %44 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Sympathy64 %56 %36 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension66 %64 %29 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension71 %71 %25 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Tension77 %77 %22 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 85′Curiosity45 %5 %30 %0 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 95′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

RC
Robert Costanzo

Robert Costanzo

Detective Kovacs

John Cassini

Detective Bendetti

JD
J.D. Daniels

Rudy

TM
Trula M. Marcus

Annie

RF
Robin Frates

Judy Sanders

RB
Rick Barker

Mailman

RA
Robert Arentz

EMAX Security Guard

CA
Cameron Arnett

Dog Catcher #1

AC
Adam Carl

Dog Catcher #2

Details

Directed by
John Lafia
Written by
John Lafia
Type
Movies
Released
1993
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 5,314 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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