Held Up
1999 · 89 min · Director: Steve Rash
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid promptly steals Michael's car, leaving him at the Zip & Sip, a convenience store. Three bumbling robbers promptly stage a hold up. Two take off with the cash stranding the third, with a mysterious crate, just as the cops arrive. The robber takes the store hostage. As incompetent cops bring in a SWAT team and try a by-the-book rescue, Michael has to keep the robber calm, find out what's in the crate, aid the negotiations, and get back to Rae. The Stockholm Syndrome asserts its effect.
Emotional fingerprint
Held Up (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Tension 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Tension25%
- Excitement20%
- Relief10%
- Confusion10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Tension, Excitement. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Tension and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 42 % | 42 % | 10 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 45 % | 41 % | 17 % | 2 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 46 % | 39 % | 25 % | 9 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 46 % | 41 % | 22 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 49 % | 46 % | 22 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 55 % | 45 % | 40 % | 12 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 60 % | 45 % | 55 % | 10 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 59 % | 47 % | 55 % | 11 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 60 % | 54 % | 50 % | 9 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 60 % | 58 % | 42 % | 8 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 57 % | 54 % | 36 % | 9 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 55 % | 48 % | 38 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 50 % | 44 % | 34 % | 23 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Humor | 48 % | 41 % | 36 % | 22 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 52 % | 42 % | 46 % | 21 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Humor | 54 % | 43 % | 46 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Hope | 54 % | 40 % | 37 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Hope | 54 % | 41 % | 30 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Humor | 54 % | 46 % | 32 % | 42 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
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Howard
Wilma
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Details
- Directed by
- Steve Rash
- Written by
- Jeff Eastin, Erik Fleming, Greg Richards
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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