Reindeer Games
2000 · 104 min · Director: John Frankenheimer
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After being imprisoned for six years on a grand theft auto charge, Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) is days away from release as is his cellmate Nick (James Frain) who is is serving a two year sentence on a separate charge. Nick has a number of pictures from a romantic correspondence with a woman named Ashley he has never met but is waiting for his release. Rudy is looking forward to returning to his family and having a fresh cup of hot chocolate. Nick is killed defending Rudy during a prison riot. When Rudy Is released the next day from prison he recognizes Ashley waiting outside the prison for Nick and Rudy takes his place and pretends to be Nick. Nick had spoken of his previous employment in security with an Indian casino and Rudy finds himself involved with Ashley's criminal gun runner brother Gabriel (Gary Sinise). Rudy is violently coerced to cooperate with a Christmas Eve casino robbery scheme that Gabriel and his gang have been planning with Nick's casino knowledge as the key. Things don't go as planned with a number of plot twists and double crosses.
Emotional fingerprint
Reindeer Games (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Excitement 24%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension30%
- Excitement24%
- Anxiety20%
- Surprise16%
- Relief10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Excitement, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Surprise
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Surprise
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Surprise | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 48 % | 40 % | 27 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 54 % | 43 % | 32 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Love | 57 % | 26 % | 23 % | 41 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Love | 66 % | 24 % | 23 % | 60 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 73 % | 53 % | 35 % | 46 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 71 % | 70 % | 29 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 68 % | 68 % | 19 % | 11 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 65 % | 64 % | 20 % | 10 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 70 % | 68 % | 28 % | 5 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 78 % | 76 % | 30 % | 6 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 74 % | 73 % | 23 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 66 % | 63 % | 20 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 65 % | 61 % | 23 % | 14 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 69 % | 68 % | 31 % | 4 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 77 % | 77 % | 49 % | 3 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 84 % | 83 % | 60 % | 3 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 88 % | 85 % | 71 % | 4 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Surprise | 86 % | 84 % | 68 % | 13 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Relief | 80 % | 77 % | 45 % | 25 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
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
The Alamo
Distant Inmate #1
Distant Inmate #2
Guard #2
Details
- Directed by
- John Frankenheimer
- Written by
- Ehren Kruger
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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