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Vanishing Point

1997 · 91 min · Director: Charles Robert Carner ★ IMDb 5.7 · 3,300 ratings

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When his wife goes into a troubled labor while he is on the road over 1200 miles away James Kowalski, an ex race car driver and a former Army Ranger, attempts to elude police while trying to get home. After numerous chases he turns into a Native American reservation and reflects on his life, and his wife. He then heads off to break through an impenetrable police and FBI roadblock.

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Vanishing Point (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 30%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Empathy
Love
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 3 %, then dips around 73 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Love32 %15 %20 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Love37 %19 %22 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension45 %36 %27 %17 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension51 %49 %29 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension49 %47 %29 %12 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension64 %62 %32 %5 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension65 %62 %44 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension59 %55 %46 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension54 %51 %40 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension54 %51 %40 %12 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension59 %55 %45 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Tension63 %60 %47 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
72.5 %≈ 66′Hope44 %33 %29 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Love53 %43 %40 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Tension60 %51 %45 %46 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Love62 %54 %49 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Tension67 %54 %52 %24 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Sadness70 %47 %51 %19 %

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Cast

Jason Priestley

The Voice

Keith David

Warren Taft

SR
Steve Railsback

Sergeant Preston

PW
Peta Wilson

Motorcycle girl

PM
Peter Murnik

Gilmore

Paul Benjamin

Mose, Snake Wrangler

RA
Rodney A. Grant

Vision Quest Indian

James MacDonald

Asst. FBI Agent

GS
Geno Silva

Mike Mas

John Doe

Sammy

DS
Debra Sharkey

Producer

AB
Ari Barak

Dr. Nazrin

FR
Frank Roman

Hernando

SE
Steven Elkins

Dave

KG
Kimberly Guerrero

Connie

DC
Don Collier

Sheriff

RN
Robert Neches

Colonel

TM
Travis Middleton

Customer

Details

Directed by
Charles Robert Carner
Written by
Charles Robert Carner, Malcolm Hart, Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 3,300 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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