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The Night Flier

1997 · 93 min · Director: Mark Pavia ★ IMDb 6 · 13,650 ratings

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Two investigative reporters for a tabloid magazine track down across country "The Night Flier", a serial killer who travels by private plane stalking victims in rural airports. One of the reporters, Richard Dees, begins to suspect that "the Night Flier could perhaps be a vampire".

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The Night Flier (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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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Disturbing
Tension
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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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 38 %, then rises around 48 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension50 %35 %38 %43 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity44 %29 %25 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity44 %31 %25 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Disturbing48 %35 %33 %37 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity46 %30 %30 %45 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity48 %35 %32 %53 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity46 %38 %36 %50 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity41 %31 %33 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity44 %36 %32 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity54 %50 %39 %50 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Disturbing59 %54 %43 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity53 %37 %44 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension48 %20 %46 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity51 %18 %52 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension58 %23 %62 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
82.5 %≈ 77′Disturbing85 %82 %78 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Disturbing83 %79 %76 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Tension78 %72 %75 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Miguel Ferrer

Richard Dees

JE
Julie Entwisle

MH
Michael H. Moss

Dwight Renfield

JB
John Bennes

Ezra Hannon

BS
Beverly Skinner

Selida McCamon

RW
Rob Wilds

Buck Kendall

RK
Richard K. Olsen

Claire Bowie

EM
Elizabeth McCormick

Ellen Sarch

JR
J.R. Rodriguez

Terminal Cop #1

RL
Robert Leon Casey

Terminal Cop #2

AS
Ashton Stewart

Nate Wilson

WN
William Neely

Ray Sarch

WW
Windy Wenderlich

Henry Gates

GF
General Fermon Judd Jr.

Policeman

DK
Deann Korbutt

Linda Ross

RL
Rachel Lewis

Libby Grant

KL
Kristen Leigh Branan

Dottie Walsh

SE
Simon Elsworth

Duffery Bartender

JG
Jim Grimshaw

Gas Station Attendant

Details

Directed by
Mark Pavia
Written by
Stephen King, Mark Pavia, Jack O'Donnell
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States, Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 13,650 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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