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Broken Arrow

1996 · 108 min · Director: John Woo ★ IMDb 6.1 · 111,648 ratings

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"Broken Arrow" is the term used to describe a nuclear device that has been lost. In this movie, two nuclear missiles are stolen by rogue US pilot Deakins, but hot on his trail is his co-pilot Hale and a Park Ranger, Terry. The action takes place in Utah's canyon country; a high stakes game of cat and mouse.

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Broken Arrow (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Excitement 30%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear10%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Excitement and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
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 rises around 13 %, then peaks around 57 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor47 %15 %3 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity49 %31 %15 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension59 %54 %31 %45 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension66 %64 %40 %46 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension70 %69 %48 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension75 %75 %55 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension73 %71 %50 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity65 %63 %38 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Tension70 %69 %43 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Tension80 %80 %56 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension81 %81 %59 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Tension81 %81 %61 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension78 %76 %57 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Tension68 %65 %41 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension68 %66 %40 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension74 %74 %50 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Tension78 %78 %56 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Tension80 %78 %59 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Relief77 %70 %52 %13 %
97.5 %≈ 105′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

Samantha Mathis

Terry Carmichael

Delroy Lindo

Colonel Max Wilkins

Frank Whaley

Giles Prentice

Bob Gunton

Pritchett

HL
Howie Long

Kelly

Jack Thompson

Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff

Kurtwood Smith

Secretary of Defense Baird

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes

Daniel von Bargen

Air Force General Creely

Vyto Ruginis

Johnson

OE
Ousaun Elam

Lt. Thomas

CB
Casey Biggs

Novacek

JS
Jeffrey Stephan

Shepherd

JB
Joey Box

Frakes

JW
Jon W. Kishi

Daly

MS
Myke Schwartz

Brandt

JP
Jim Palmer

Lt. Reed

Details

Directed by
John Woo
Written by
Graham Yost
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 111,648 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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