Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997 · 89 min · Director: Thomas Jahn
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Two young men, Martin Brest (Til Schweiger) and Rudi Wurlitzer (Jan Josef Liefers), both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk, and still in pajamas, they steal the first fancy car they find, a 1960s Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, who immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.
Emotional fingerprint
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Humor 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Humor25%
- Empathy20%
- Excitement15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Humor, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Humor and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 55 % | 43 % | 23 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 60 % | 39 % | 28 % | 35 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sadness | 63 % | 36 % | 27 % | 46 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 61 % | 35 % | 29 % | 43 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 56 % | 41 % | 36 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 51 % | 49 % | 35 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 53 % | 51 % | 29 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 55 % | 51 % | 28 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 55 % | 48 % | 28 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Empathy | 59 % | 44 % | 38 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 61 % | 43 % | 53 % | 24 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 61 % | 40 % | 59 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 63 % | 35 % | 60 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 57 % | 36 % | 53 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 59 % | 35 % | 49 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Empathy | 64 % | 30 % | 49 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Humor | 63 % | 34 % | 48 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 68 % | 26 % | 48 % | 53 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Empathy | 64 % | 19 % | 33 % | 49 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Humor | 52 % | 30 % | 22 % | 27 % |
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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
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Emergency Room Nurse
Gas Station Attendant
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Details
- Directed by
- Thomas Jahn
- Written by
- Til Schweiger, Thomas Jahn, Til Schweiger
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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