The Specialist
1994 · 110 min · Director: Luis Llosa
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Ray Quick is a bomb expert who worked for the CIA along with a guy named Ned Trent, who's extremely demented. When they have a falling out, Ray becomes a freelancer who lives off the grid. A woman named May Munro contacts and wants him to kill the three men who killed her family years ago, who work for the Leon crime family. Ray does it and after killing the first one, the Leons need to find the one who did it and it turns out Ned is now working for them and they task him with finding the bomber. The Leons get him to work with the police and he looks for the bomber. In the meantime Ray, while working on getting the others, can't help but follow May wherever she goes.
Emotional fingerprint
The Specialist (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Tension25%
- Love20%
- Anger15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Love. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 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
- Tension
- Fear
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 72 % | 65 % | 47 % | 47 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 68 % | 49 % | 34 % | 54 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 69 % | 45 % | 30 % | 55 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 68 % | 55 % | 34 % | 49 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Empathy | 65 % | 61 % | 38 % | 43 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 63 % | 60 % | 39 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 59 % | 55 % | 33 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 60 % | 35 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 69 % | 66 % | 43 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 66 % | 63 % | 40 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 70 % | 64 % | 40 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 71 % | 65 % | 38 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 65 % | 60 % | 31 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 60 % | 34 % | 30 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 70 % | 68 % | 43 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 74 % | 74 % | 50 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 79 % | 79 % | 57 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 85 % | 85 % | 66 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 88 % | 88 % | 72 % | 42 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Icarus
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
Strongarm
Stan Munro
Alice Munro
Young May
Pianoplayer
Singer #1
Priest at Cemetery
Singer at Party
Backup Singer
Pregnant Woman on Bus
Punk #1
Punk #2
Details
- Directed by
- Luis Llosa
- Written by
- Alexandra Seros, John Shirley
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- United States, Peru
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
Where to watch
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