Ground Control
1998 · 98 min · Director: Richard Howard
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Chicago air traffic controller Jack Harris is a wreck with guilt nightmares after a major airplane crash that killed all 174 aboard. He gives up the job and designs air traffic control games in Phoenix. Five years later, his ex-colleague T.C. Bryant, also transferred to Phoenix, desperately asks him to help out short-term, given desperate staff shortage on New Year's Eve with a bad storm predicted. A power outage hits, and the storm has caused their workload to multiply. Colleagues welcome him in very different states of mind but he quickly proves his capabilities, alas then the fatal memories start creeping up again: will his lack of self-confidence cause another drama?
Emotional fingerprint
Ground Control (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Guilt 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Tension25%
- Guilt20%
- Inspiration15%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Guilt. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Guilt. 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 60/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Relief
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Relief | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 62 % | 43 % | 3 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 61 % | 31 % | 3 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Empathy | 54 % | 35 % | 6 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 49 % | 45 % | 13 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Hope | 44 % | 40 % | 14 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 43 % | 36 % | 15 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 46 % | 38 % | 18 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Empathy | 53 % | 41 % | 13 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 61 % | 51 % | 5 % | 9 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 65 % | 61 % | 3 % | 11 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 68 % | 68 % | 3 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 73 % | 73 % | 3 % | 20 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 78 % | 78 % | 4 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 79 % | 71 % | 20 % | 26 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Relief | 78 % | 63 % | 35 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 83 % | 75 % | 23 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 90 % | 90 % | 13 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 94 % | 89 % | 34 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Relief | 95 % | 82 % | 65 % | 52 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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
Sam
Laura Franklin
Pudgy
Connie, Flight Attendant
Christine
Weather Analyst
Details
- Directed by
- Richard Howard
- Written by
- Talaat Captan, Robert Moreland, Mark Shepherd
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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