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Playing God

1997 · 94 min · Director: Andy Wilson ★ IMDb 5.6 · 8,292 ratings

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Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with Raymond Blossom, an infamous counterfeiter. Employed as a "gun-shot doctor" when Raymond's associates cannot risk visiting a hospital, Eugene is lured deep into the criminal world and becomes entangled with his boss's girlfriend.

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Playing God (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Curiosity
Empathy
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 23 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity60 %50 %47 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension68 %63 %40 %36 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension70 %66 %43 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension61 %55 %49 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity57 %51 %46 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension63 %60 %40 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension60 %57 %41 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity57 %51 %46 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Tension66 %61 %48 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension78 %76 %44 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Tension80 %77 %34 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Relief69 %60 %28 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Empathy59 %48 %34 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension61 %50 %40 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Empathy71 %60 %38 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Tension81 %76 %40 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension84 %84 %51 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Tension84 %84 %53 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Tension83 %71 %35 %34 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Relief77 %47 %20 %37 %
Man in a hole

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

David Duchovny

Dr. Eugene Sands

BJ
Bob Jennings

Dr. Clifford

Peter Stormare

Vladimir

AT
Andrew Tiernan

Cyril

WS
Will Stewart

Perry

PM
Philip Moon

Casey

SK
Sandra Kinder

Sue

Keone Young

Mr. Ksi

JR
John Roselius

Surgeon #3

DH
Dan Hildebrand

Russian Thug

MJ
Melvin Jones

Rasta Doorman

ED
Eric DaRe

Digiacomo

Details

Directed by
Andy Wilson
Written by
Mark Haskell Smith
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 8,292 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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