The Cowboy Way
1994 · 107 min · Director: Gregg Champion
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Buddies Pepper Lewis (Woody Harrelson) and Sonny Gilstrap (Kiefer Sutherland) who are championship rodeo partners travel to New York to find their missing friend, Nacho Salazar Joaquín Martínez after he disappears in New York City to pick up his daughter, Theresa (Cara Buono). When Pepper and Sonny find that neither is anywhere to be found, they go about the wacky adventure of finding Nacho and Theresa, and in the process, test the foundation of their friendship. Along the way, they find themselves entwined in the inner workings of a New York sweat shop where Theresa has been enslaved after traveling to the U.S.A. from Cuba. Going about doing things in a cowboy way, Pepper and Sonny put their small town skills to the test in a big city kind of way and rescue Theresa from the thugs.
Emotional fingerprint
The Cowboy Way (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Excitement25%
- Empathy20%
- Tension15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Excitement
- Humor
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Excitement | Humor | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Excitement | 43 % | 38 % | 17 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 43 % | 34 % | 29 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Excitement | 43 % | 29 % | 33 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 45 % | 19 % | 38 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 50 % | 16 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 53 % | 21 % | 55 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 54 % | 20 % | 57 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 59 % | 14 % | 51 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sadness | 64 % | 11 % | 34 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 64 % | 21 % | 24 % | 50 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 63 % | 30 % | 21 % | 60 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 61 % | 28 % | 31 % | 51 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 61 % | 26 % | 50 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 68 % | 35 % | 45 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 71 % | 46 % | 33 % | 61 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Relief | 69 % | 51 % | 36 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Excitement | 73 % | 63 % | 36 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Excitement | 80 % | 76 % | 31 % | 72 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Excitement | 76 % | 61 % | 35 % | 57 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Humor | 65 % | 30 % | 45 % | 27 % |
Man in a hole
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
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Details
- Directed by
- Gregg Champion
- Written by
- Robert C. Thompson, William D. Wittliff
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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