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Fire Down Below

1997 · 104 min · Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Félix Alcalá ★ IMDb 5.2 · 20,489 ratings

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When a friend and fellow agent is found dead under suspicious circumstances in a close-knit Appalachian community, it falls to the veteran EPA Agent Jack Taggert to shed light on the mystery. Posing as a worker, Taggert soon discovers that the ruthless businessman, Orin Hanner Jr, keeps dumping toxic waste into an abandoned coal mine shaft, posing a threat to public health and all living things in the picturesque valley. Now, Jack has to deal with the unscrupulous criminals who destroy nature. But, can one man working alone right a wrong and restore peace?

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Emotional fingerprint

Fire Down Below (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Anger 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger25%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anger, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Anger and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Satisfaction
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Satisfaction

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Tension
Satisfaction
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 18 %, then rises around 63 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSatisfactionCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity53 %47 %5 %53 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity48 %40 %13 %43 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension46 %40 %19 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor44 %36 %21 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Satisfaction44 %34 %25 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension51 %43 %26 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sympathy51 %44 %24 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension54 %48 %18 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Tension64 %59 %11 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Tension64 %57 %20 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Satisfaction57 %49 %35 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Satisfaction59 %51 %34 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension70 %66 %19 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension79 %76 %11 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension81 %80 %16 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension79 %75 %24 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Tension70 %56 %39 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Satisfaction64 %45 %51 %19 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Satisfaction62 %47 %48 %18 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

Marg Helgenberger

Sarah Kellogg

Stephen Lang

Earl Kellogg

MH
Marg Helgenberger

BH
Brad Hunt

Orin Hanner Jr

LH
Levon Helm

Reverend Bob Goodall

Harry Dean Stanton

Cotton Harry

MC
Mark Collie

Hatch

Richard Masur

Phil Pratt

AH
Alex Harvey

Sims

EB
Ed Bruce

Sheriff Lloyd

AN
Amelia Neighbors

Edie Carr

MK
Michael Krawic

FBI Agent #2

CJ
Clay Jeter

Walter Carr

YP
Yvonne Pollard

Mrs. Carr

NA
Newell Alexander

FBI Agent #1

PL
Peggy Lynn

Betsy Hamill

PL
Patsy Lynn Russell

Patsy Hamill

John Diehl

Frank Elkins

MM
Michael Mattison

Henry Carr

Details

Directed by
Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Félix Alcalá
Written by
Jeb Stuart, Philip Morton
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.2 · 20,489 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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