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The Big Hit

1998 · 91 min · Director: Kirk Wong, Kirk Wong Chi-Keung ★ IMDb 6.1 · 33,541 ratings

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To payoff his second girlfriend's debt, hitman Melvin Smiley undertakes a kidnapping job with his usual associates. In a world of prospective Jewish in-laws and late movie fees, the hitman falls in love with the victim and must settle the score with those out to double-cross him.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Big Hit (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Humor 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%
  2. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Humor
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Humor
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 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionHumorEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor42 %28 %33 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor45 %36 %30 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension53 %46 %30 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor49 %38 %35 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor43 %25 %34 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Empathy46 %28 %33 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor51 %35 %41 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor55 %43 %44 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension59 %54 %35 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension57 %54 %35 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Humor51 %40 %41 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor50 %38 %35 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Tension56 %48 %28 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension56 %46 %34 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Humor56 %45 %40 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension63 %55 %35 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Tension64 %59 %33 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension65 %51 %35 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Sadness64 %31 %30 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Love57 %13 %25 %28 %
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

AB
Avery Brooks

Paris

CC
China Chow

Keiko Nishi

Lainie Kazan

Jeanne Shulman

Elliott Gould

Morton Shulman

Sab Shimono

Jiro Nishi

RD
Robin Dunne

Gump

LR
Lela Rochon

Chantel

DS
Danny Smith

Video Store Kid

JP
Joshua Peace

Lance

DU
David Usher

Sergio

HT
Hardee T. Lineham

Accountant

GM
Gerry Mendicino

Slave Trader

RE
Robert Eaton

Pimp

JS
John Stoneham Sr.

Pimp

NJ
Nicola Jones

Blonde

Details

Directed by
Kirk Wong, Kirk Wong Chi-Keung
Written by
Ben Ramsey
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 33,541 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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