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Blade

1998 · 121 min · Director: Stephen Norrington ★ IMDb 7.1 · 337,594 ratings

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In a world where vampires walk the earth, Blade has a goal. His goal is to rid the world of all vampire evil. When Blade witnesses a vampire bite Dr. Karen Jenson, he fights away the beast and takes Jenson back to his hideout. Here, alongside Abraham Whistler, Blade attempts to help heal Jenson. The vampire Quinn who was attacked by Blade, reports back to his master Deacon Frost, who is planning a huge surprise for the human population.

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Emotional fingerprint

Blade (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Fear 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear25%
  2. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Fear, Tension. Genres: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Fear
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension63 %57 %51 %41 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension70 %66 %57 %51 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension68 %66 %51 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension59 %55 %35 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity53 %48 %29 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Tension55 %50 %32 %32 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Tension56 %54 %29 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity57 %55 %30 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Tension64 %62 %41 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension68 %65 %48 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Tension65 %62 %49 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Tension68 %65 %47 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Tension74 %71 %45 %42 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Tension74 %70 %49 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Tension72 %67 %57 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 94′Disturbing76 %72 %64 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 100′Tension79 %77 %63 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 106′Tension77 %74 %52 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 112′Tension72 %68 %41 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 118′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Cinderella

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

Stephen Dorff

Deacon Frost

NW
N'Bushe Wright

Karen

Udo Kier

Dragonetti

AJ
Arly Jover

Mercury

TL
Traci Lords

Racquel

KP
Kevin Patrick Walls

Krieger

Tim Guinee

Curtis Webb

Sanaa Lathan

Vanessa

EE
Eric Edwards

Pearl

DW
Donna Wong

Nurse

CT
Carmen Thomas

Senior Resident

SL
Shannon Lee

Resident

KJ
Kenny Johnson

Heatseeking Dennis

CC
Clint Curtis

Creepy Morgue Guy

JS
Judson Scott

Pallantine

SS
Sidney S. Liufau

Japanese Doorman

KL
Keith Leon Williams

Kam

Details

Directed by
Stephen Norrington
Written by
David S. Goyer
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 337,594 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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