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Thunderbolt

1995 · 110 min · Director: Gordon Chan ★ IMDb 6.3 · 11,097 ratings

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Jackie plays Foh, an expert mechanic who has returned from Japan after a master course at Mitsubishi Motors. He runs a small business in Hong Kong along with his father and two sisters. In his spare time, he also helps the police out by checking cars that have been illegally upgraded. One night, psychotic street racing driver Warner Krugerman, aka Cougar, speeds past Foh and the cops. Foh gets into a car and stops Cougar heroically. Cougar lands in jail, but breaks out eventually. He gets revenge on Foh by trashing his business and kidnapping his sisters. The only way Foh can get his sisters back is by racing cougar in Japan. He now must retrain himself in race car driving so he can be at his best to race Cougar.

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Thunderbolt (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, 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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  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Excitement
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Tension
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionExcitementEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension52 %47 %25 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension59 %54 %38 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension66 %63 %50 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension66 %61 %45 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Humor53 %44 %21 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Relief53 %46 %20 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension75 %74 %43 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Tension86 %84 %44 %56 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Empathy76 %66 %28 %68 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Empathy60 %46 %21 %53 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Humor59 %51 %30 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Tension69 %68 %39 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension70 %69 %35 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension71 %68 %39 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Tension75 %69 %56 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Excitement76 %68 %70 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Excitement83 %69 %78 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Relief88 %68 %78 %40 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Jackie Chan

Jackie

AY
Anita Yuen

MW
Michael Wong

Steve Cannon

DW
Dayo Wong Chi-Wah

Mr. Lam

TN
Thorsten Nickel

Warner 'Cougar' Kaugman

KS
Kenya Sawada

Saw

CY
Chor Yuen

Jackie's father

DW
Daisy Woo Hoi-Yan

Jackie's sister

AM
Annie Man Chung-Han

Jackie's sister

YK
Yūzō Kayama

Coach Mirakami

CK
Chin Ka-Lok

Coach's Assistant

ME
Mari Eguro

Miss Kenya

CY
Corey Yuen

The Doctor

SF
Shing Fui-On

Illegal Racer

PK
Peter Kam-Cheong Yung

Cheong - Mechanic

ML
Michael Lieu

Jackie's Mechanic (uncredited)

M
Mars

Saw's Thug (uncredited)

TH
Timmy Hung Tin-Ming

Saw's Thug (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Gordon Chan
Written by
Hing-Ka Chan, Gordon Chan, Paul Clay, Chan Hing-Kai, Philip Kwok
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
110 min
Country
Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 11,097 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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