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The Edge

1997 · 117 min · Director: Lee Tamahori ★ IMDb 7 · 86,068 ratings

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A model has her rich, much older husband come with her to a photo shoot. But when their plane crashes in the middle of nowhere, a strong mind game erupts between the clever husband and the jealous young photographer as they try to get back to civilization.

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The Edge (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
Sadness
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 63 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension21 %16 %9 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension26 %17 %10 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Relief35 %21 %15 %1 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension45 %38 %30 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension56 %54 %41 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension55 %52 %35 %10 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Tension55 %53 %33 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension68 %67 %51 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Tension72 %70 %58 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Tension66 %63 %49 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Tension62 %60 %44 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Tension68 %66 %54 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Tension80 %78 %68 %14 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Tension78 %67 %57 %10 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Hope59 %37 %23 %10 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Hope57 %43 %23 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension71 %67 %44 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Sadness75 %63 %39 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Sadness76 %43 %21 %71 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Sadness77 %25 %8 %73 %
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

Alec Baldwin

Robert Green

L.Q. Jones

Styles

MK
Mark Kiely

Mechanic

EG
Eli Gabay

Jet Pilot

LM
Larry Musser

Amphibian Pilot

Bt
Bart the Bear

Bear

BA
Brian Arnold

Reporter

DL
David Lindstedt

James

BS
Brian Steele

Bear (attack sequence) (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Lee Tamahori
Written by
David Mamet
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 86,068 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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