Con Air
1997 · 116 min · Director: Simon West
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Cameron Poe, a highly decorated Army Ranger, comes home to Alabama to his wife Tricia, only to run into a few drunken regulars at the bar where she works. Cameron accidentally kills one of the drunks, and is sent to a federal penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter for seven years. He becomes eligible for parole and can now go home to his wife and daughter. Unfortunately, Cameron has to share a prison airplane with some of the country's most dangerous criminals, who take control of the plane and are now planning to escape the country. Cameron has to find a way to stop them while playing along. Meanwhile, United States Marshal Vince Larkin is trying to help Cameron get free and stop the criminals, led by Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom.
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Con Air (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Fear 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement35%
- Tension25%
- Fear18%
- Humor12%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 52 % | 37 % | 12 % | 48 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Relief | 48 % | 33 % | 13 % | 38 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 48 % | 41 % | 23 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 59 % | 59 % | 40 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 73 % | 73 % | 55 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 74 % | 71 % | 55 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 69 % | 64 % | 46 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 68 % | 65 % | 43 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 63 % | 63 % | 40 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 56 % | 56 % | 35 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 61 % | 59 % | 38 % | 28 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 66 % | 60 % | 39 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 64 % | 57 % | 34 % | 53 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 69 % | 65 % | 43 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 76 % | 75 % | 54 % | 39 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 80 % | 80 % | 60 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 80 % | 80 % | 63 % | 44 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 75 % | 56 % | 40 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Relief | 75 % | 25 % | 13 % | 57 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Casey Poe
Details
- Directed by
- Simon West
- Written by
- Scott Rosenberg
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
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