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The Real McCoy

1993 · 100 min · Director: Russell Mulcahy ★ IMDb 5.5 · 10,530 ratings

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Karen McCoy is a thief who after getting caught is sent to prison for 6 years. After getting released she tries to see her son but her ex won't let her and tells her that he told their son she's dead. Karen's boss, Schmidt who left her in prison wants her to help him with a job. But she refuses. She tries to go straight but her parole officer makes things tough for her. Eventually she learns that Schmidt and her parole officer are working together to get her to do the job. When she still refuses, they grab her son. She then does the case work, one of Schmidt's people, Barker tries to help her.

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The Real McCoy (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity40 %28 %37 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy49 %30 %48 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness56 %31 %56 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy59 %43 %56 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension60 %55 %51 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension60 %57 %46 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension63 %61 %49 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension63 %60 %45 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity59 %53 %36 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension56 %49 %40 %49 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity55 %49 %43 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension60 %57 %36 %51 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension70 %70 %28 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension74 %74 %20 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension70 %70 %17 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension80 %77 %43 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Tension75 %70 %51 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Relief67 %57 %53 %28 %

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Cast

Terence Stamp

Jack Schmidt

DD
David Dwyer

Guard

Gailard Sartain

Gary Buckner

Andy Stahl

Mr. Kroll

DH
Deborah Hobart

Cheryl Sweeney

DR
Dean Rader Duval

Lewis

ZE
Zach English

Patrick

NM
Norman Max Maxwell

Hoke (as Norman Maxwell)

FR
Frank Roberts

Guard

RG
Robert Glover

Prison Guard

RW
Rebecca Wackler

Personnel Woman

RK
Rebecca Koon

Beautician

SA
Stephanie Astalos-Jones

Woman at Laundry

EI
Edith Ivey

Neighbor

Nick Searcy

Roy Sweeney

Details

Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Written by
William Davies, William Osborne, Desmond Lowden
Type
Movies
Released
1993
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 10,530 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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