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Love and a .45

1994 · 101 min · Director: C.M. Talkington ★ IMDb 6 · 5,200 ratings

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Watty Watts (Gil Bellows) has made a living out of robbing convenience stores, but after one of these jobs turned into murder by his partner, the psychopath Billy Mack Black (Rory Cochrane), he is on the run with his fiancé Starlene Cheatham (Renée Zellweger) and with both Billy Mack, the Police, and some loan sharks on his trail. Their plan is to go to Mexico, but before they do that, they want to get married and visit Starlene's parents.

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Love and a .45 (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Love 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love25%
  2. Humor10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Love, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

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

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Humor

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %32 %8 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor46 %26 %6 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor48 %28 %9 %45 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor51 %41 %16 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension64 %59 %33 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension77 %73 %55 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension81 %77 %60 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension75 %69 %49 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Love69 %46 %33 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Love66 %34 %24 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Humor60 %34 %26 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Humor56 %25 %21 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Love61 %29 %23 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension73 %56 %48 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Disturbing76 %69 %57 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension71 %66 %43 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension78 %76 %46 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension88 %86 %63 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Tension86 %74 %65 %21 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Sadness78 %50 %58 %7 %
Oedipus

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

GB
Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows

Watty Watts

Rory Cochrane

Billy Mack Black

Jeffrey Combs

Dinosaur Bob

JA
Jace Alexander

Creepy Cody

Peter Fonda

Vergil Cheatham

AW
Ann Wedgeworth

Thaylene Cheatham

Jack Nance

Justice Thurman

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Charlotte Ross

Mary Ann

Michael Bowen

Ranger X

WW
Wiley Wiggins

Young Clerk

SR
Scott Roland

Simp

Details

Directed by
C.M. Talkington
Written by
C.M. Talkington
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 5,200 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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