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First Strike

1996 · 107 min · Director: Stanley Tong, Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai ★ IMDb 6.6 · 24,566 ratings

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Jackie, a cop, participates in a sting operation on an international spy-ring. But when one of them (Tsui) gets away, Jackie is ordered to apprehend him. This leads Jackie all over the globe starting with Tsui's sister in Australia. The story follows him as he tries to stay alive and capture the villain.

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Emotional fingerprint

First Strike (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 34%, Humor 28%, Tension 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor28%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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 dips around 38 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity42 %35 %12 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity43 %36 %13 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity50 %43 %23 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension63 %58 %40 %37 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
27.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity42 %33 %18 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity41 %34 %19 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity40 %33 %15 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity43 %38 %15 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Tension49 %46 %23 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Humor54 %50 %29 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity56 %53 %30 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Tension61 %57 %31 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Sadness70 %65 %40 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension78 %75 %54 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension78 %76 %59 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Tension70 %68 %54 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Tension65 %64 %50 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Tension66 %59 %45 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Humor65 %45 %33 %15 %
Riches to rags

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

Chan Ka-Kui

JL
Jackson Lou

JL
Jackson Liu

Tsui Kit

AW
Annie Wu

BT
Bill Tung Biu

Uncle Bill

YP
Yuri Petrov

Gregor

NG
Nonna Grishaeva

Natasha

AS
Ailen Sit Chun-Wai

Allen

CM
Chan Man-Ching

Golden Dragon Club Member

RL
Rocky Lai Keung-Ken

Golden Dragon Club Member

CW
Chan Wai-To

Golden Dragon Club Member

JE
John Eaves

Mark

TW
Terry Woo

Uncle Seven

KK
Kristof Kaczmarek

Commander Korda

BA
Brett Arthur

Russian Hit Man

SA
Steve Arthur

Russian Hit Man

MG
Mark Gilks

Russian Hit Man

Nathan Jones

Russian Hit Man

MW
Mathew Walker Kininmonth

Russian Hit Man

JL
John Langmead

Russian Hit Man

SL
Steve Livingstone

Russian Hit Man

Details

Written by
Stanley Tong, Greg Mellott, Elliot Tong, Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai, Elliot Tong Ming-Kei, Nick Tramontane
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
107 min
Country
Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 24,566 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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