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City Hall

1996 · 111 min · Director: Harold Becker ★ IMDb 6.2 · 24,595 ratings

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A young boy dies from a stray bullet during a shootout between a cop and mob family member who had previously been supiciously given probabtion, only to break its terms. New York's Deputy Mayor, Kevin Calhoun starts digging for information.

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City Hall (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Tension 24%, Anger 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Anger18%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Tension, Anger. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Tension and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Curiosity
Tension
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then dips around 28 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness65 %45 %60 %57 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness59 %45 %52 %49 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity44 %39 %35 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor36 %34 %28 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity38 %38 %31 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Hope35 %35 %31 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Tension44 %25 %29 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Sadness59 %23 %26 %46 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Sadness57 %39 %33 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity57 %58 %49 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Tension59 %59 %55 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity50 %55 %48 %11 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Curiosity54 %55 %50 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 75′Tension64 %51 %60 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension61 %48 %60 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 86′Tension60 %53 %60 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Curiosity63 %51 %57 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 97′Sadness59 %31 %38 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 103′Hope53 %15 %17 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 108′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Cinderella

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

John Cusack

Kevin Calhoun

Bridget Fonda

Marybeth Cogan

Danny Aiello

Frank Anselmo

Martin Landau

Judge Walter Stern

David Paymer

Abe Goodman

Anthony Franciosa

Paul Zapatti

Lindsay Duncan

Sydney Pappas

LL
Luna Lauren Vélez

Elaine Santos

Richard Schiff

Larry Schwartz

Richard Gant

Deputy Commissioner Samuels

John Finn

Commissioner Coonan

MW
Mel Winkler

Detective Holly

AD
Angel David

Vinny Zapatti

John Slattery

Intel Detective - George

MG
Murphy Guyer

Captain Florian

Tamara Tunie

Leslie Christos

Nestor Serrano

Detective Eddie Santos

ML
Mark Lonow

Lenny Lasker

RP
Roberta Peters

Nettie Anselmo

Details

Directed by
Harold Becker
Written by
Paul Schrader, Bo Goldman, Nicholas Pileggi, Ken Lipper
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 24,595 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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