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Saving Private Ryan

1998 · 169 min · Director: Steven Spielberg ★ IMDb 8.6 · 1,669,206 ratings

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Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother...

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Saving Private Ryan (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 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 Anxiety, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 8.6/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then dips around 43 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension73 %73 %35 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 13′Tension81 %81 %54 %48 %
12.5 %≈ 21′Tension81 %68 %61 %63 %
17.5 %≈ 30′Sadness74 %38 %64 %66 %
22.5 %≈ 38′Sadness65 %34 %55 %51 %
27.5 %≈ 46′Tension64 %55 %43 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 55′Tension69 %59 %53 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 63′Sadness63 %39 %59 %48 %
42.5 %≈ 72′Empathy55 %32 %54 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 80′Sadness64 %48 %61 %60 %
52.5 %≈ 89′Sadness74 %64 %71 %65 %
57.5 %≈ 97′Tension70 %64 %68 %54 %
62.5 %≈ 106′Empathy66 %59 %56 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 114′Tension64 %51 %45 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 123′Empathy64 %46 %38 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 131′Tension78 %69 %34 %14 %
82.5 %≈ 139′Tension89 %89 %43 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 148′Tension88 %75 %63 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 156′Empathy83 %50 %75 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 165′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

Edward Burns

Private Reiben

Barry Pepper

Private Jackson

Adam Goldberg

Private Mellish

Vin Diesel

Private Caparzo

Giovanni Ribisi

T/4 Medic Wade

Jeremy Davies

Corporal Upham

Ted Danson

Captain Hamill

Paul Giamatti

Sergeant Hill

Dennis Farina

Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

JS
Joerg Stadler

Steamboat Willie

Max Martini

Corporal Henderson

DB
Dylan Bruno

Toynbe

DC
Daniel Cerqueira

Weller

IP
Ian Porter

Trask

GS
Gary Sefton

Rice

JS
Julian Spencer

Garrity

Details

Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Written by
Robert Rodat
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
169 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.6 · 1,669,206 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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