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Just Cause

1995 · 102 min · Director: Arne Glimcher ★ IMDb 6.4 · 33,328 ratings

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Bobby Earl (Blair Underwood) is facing the electric chair for the murder of a young girl. Eight years after the crime, he calls in Paul Armstrong (Sir Sean Connery), a professor of law, to help prove his innocence. Armstrong quickly uncovers some overlooked evidence to present to the local police, but they aren't interested, Bobby was their killer.

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Emotional fingerprint

Just Cause (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Tension
Disturbing
Curiosity
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension52 %38 %45 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Disturbing53 %33 %45 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity48 %31 %35 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension58 %49 %48 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Disturbing69 %57 %59 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity65 %46 %50 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Disturbing65 %48 %55 %54 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension65 %56 %55 %55 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity64 %56 %50 %60 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity66 %59 %55 %63 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Tension65 %60 %46 %61 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity60 %53 %31 %60 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity59 %46 %35 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Disturbing64 %51 %45 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Tension74 %68 %55 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Tension83 %80 %63 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension88 %86 %64 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Tension93 %91 %74 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Tension95 %92 %83 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Blair Underwood

Bobby Earl Ferguson

Ruby Dee

Evangeline Ferguson

Scarlett Johansson

Kate Armstrong

Ed Harris

Blair Sullivan

CM
Christopher Murray

Detective T.J. Wilcox

Ned Beatty

McNair

LT
Liz Torres

Delores Rodriguez

Chris Sarandon

Lyle Morgan

DS
Deborah Smith Ford

Medical Examiner

AH
Ashley Holliday Tavares

Slumber Party Girl

HL
Hope Lange

Libby Prentiss

Kevin McCarthy

Phil Prentiss

Victor Slezak

Sgt. Rogers

TH
Taral Hicks

Lena Brown

Lynne Thigpen

Ida Conklin

GP
George Plimpton

Elder Phillips

Details

Directed by
Arne Glimcher
Written by
John Katzenbach, Jeb Stuart, Peter Stone
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 33,328 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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