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Iron Monkey

1993 · 90 min · Director: Woo-Ping Yuen, Yuen Woo-Ping ★ IMDb 7.5 · 18,329 ratings

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A Hong Kong variation on Robin Hood. The corrupt officials of a Chinese village are continually robbed by a masked bandit know as "Iron Monkey" named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Govenor forces a traveling physician (Donnie Yen) into finding the bandit. The arrival of an evil Shaolin monk, brings the Physician and Iron Monkey together to battle the corrupt government.

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Emotional fingerprint

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

  1. Anger20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anger. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Anger. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Excitement

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Empathy
Excitement
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

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyExcitement
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension60 %55 %20 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension60 %50 %21 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor53 %36 %33 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor56 %44 %44 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension69 %59 %46 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Excitement68 %45 %46 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Empathy63 %31 %54 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Empathy65 %44 %61 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Empathy64 %51 %51 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor56 %40 %31 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Humor55 %36 %31 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor57 %44 %41 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Relief61 %52 %41 %33 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension73 %68 %49 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension79 %76 %60 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension78 %74 %63 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension81 %78 %65 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension86 %85 %61 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Tension88 %84 %54 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Relief87 %77 %55 %65 %
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

RY
Rongguang Yu

Yu Rongguang

Dr. Yang / Iron Monkey

JW
Jean Wang

JW
Jean Wang Ching-Ying

Miss Orchid / Miss Ho

AT
Angie Tsang Sze-Man

Wong Fei-Hung

YS
Yen Shi-Kwan

Wonder Palm Monk Hin Hung

JW
James Wong Jim

Governor Cheng Pak Fong

YS
Yuen Shun-Yi

Master Fox

HH
Hsiao Ho

Monk Hin Hung's Disciple

LF
Lee Fai

Monk Hin Hung's Disciple

CK
Chun Kwai-Bo

One of the Bad Monks

CS
Chan Siu-Wah

One of the Bad Monks

MC
Mandy Chan Chi-Man

One of the Bad Monks

AY
Alex Yip Choi-Nam

One of the Bad Monks

CF
Cheung Fung-Lei

Governor's Favourite Mistress

SM
Sze Mei-Yee

Governor's Advisor

WD
William Duen Wai-Lun

Fat Rich Patient

BT
Buffalo Tang Tai-Wo

Chief of Thieves' Gang

WK
Wong Kim-Bun

Member of Thieves' Gang

PL
Patrick Ling Chi-Hung

Constable

Dion Lam

Constable

Details

Directed by
Woo-Ping Yuen, Yuen Woo-Ping
Written by
Tai-Mok Lau, Elsa Tang, Tan Cheung, Tsui Hark, Elsa Tang Bik-Yin, Charcoal Tan, Lau Tai-Muk
Type
Movies
Released
1993
Runtime
90 min
Country
Hong Kong, Taiwan
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 18,329 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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