A Time to Kill
1996 · 149 min · Director: Joel Schumacher
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When Tonya Hailey, an innocent little African-American girl is raped and beaten by 2 beer-guzzling rednecks, the town of Clanton, Mississippi is shocked. Her father Carl Lee Hailey is outraged, and figuring he could not see those boys set free, decides to take justice into his own hands and kills them in the court house, in front of numerous witnesses. Now it's up to Jake Brigance to get Carl Lee off the hook. He has people that help him, but he is up against tough D.A. Rufus Buckley. Will he be able to prove that a black man can get a fair trial in Mississippi?
Emotional fingerprint
A Time to Kill (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 28%, 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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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Tension, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Tension and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 70 % | 63 % | 72 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Empathy | 70 % | 62 % | 56 % | 49 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 57 % | 50 % | 49 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Empathy | 54 % | 44 % | 45 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 57 % | 44 % | 48 % | 39 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 65 % | 48 % | 55 % | 51 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 50 % | 64 % | 55 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 69 % | 51 % | 65 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 65 % | 50 % | 63 % | 39 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 65 % | 41 % | 63 % | 44 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 68 % | 36 % | 65 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 66 % | 41 % | 63 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 59 % | 46 % | 54 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Empathy | 63 % | 53 % | 57 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Tension | 76 % | 61 % | 71 % | 61 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 68 % | 70 % | 64 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Empathy | 74 % | 69 % | 59 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Empathy | 76 % | 73 % | 61 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 138′ | Sadness | 86 % | 78 % | 54 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 145′ | Relief | 88 % | 73 % | 30 % | 33 % |
Rags to riches
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
Tonya Hailey
Details
- Directed by
- Joel Schumacher
- Written by
- John Grisham, Akiva Goldsman, Akiva Goldsman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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