Surviving the Game
1994 · 96 min · Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Jack Mason (Ice-T), who lives on the streets, wants to cease his life when on the same day his two best friends die: his dog and an older man with whom he shared his food and roof. Just in time, Walter Cole (Charles S. Dutton), from a charity organization, can prevent his suicide and also offers him a quite well-paid job as servant for a hunting party in the Rocky Mountains. Mason accepts the job and flies with them to a hut in the wilderness where they prepare everything for the four rich businessmen who want to hunt something special. Mason does not yet know that he is the victim of their sport that should lead to the basic insticts of man, but they did not count on his cleverness.
Emotional fingerprint
Surviving the Game (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension35%
- Anxiety25%
- Excitement20%
- Fear10%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Excitement. Genres: Crime, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Satisfaction
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 55 % | 27 % | 17 % | 50 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 61 % | 34 % | 21 % | 57 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 65 % | 39 % | 24 % | 61 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 51 % | 34 % | 21 % | 44 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 43 % | 35 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 52 % | 44 % | 43 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 57 % | 64 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Disturbing | 82 % | 75 % | 78 % | 49 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 85 % | 83 % | 69 % | 56 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 84 % | 83 % | 51 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 82 % | 80 % | 43 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 80 % | 77 % | 41 % | 32 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 81 % | 76 % | 50 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 82 % | 75 % | 56 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 84 % | 80 % | 50 % | 53 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 86 % | 85 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 85 % | 84 % | 43 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 82 % | 79 % | 46 % | 25 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 77 % | 71 % | 43 % | 30 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Satisfaction | 77 % | 68 % | 35 % | 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
Hotel Clerk
Taxi Passenger
Homeless Father
Homeless Child
Mercedes Driver
Bag Lady
Homeless Man
Details
- Directed by
- Ernest R. Dickerson
- Written by
- Eric Bernt
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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