Play It to the Bone
1999 · 124 min · Director: Ron Shelton, Ron Shelton
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unavailable. He wants them to box each other. They agree as long as the winner gets a shot at the middleweight title. They enlist Grace, Cesar's current and Vinnie's ex girlfriend, to drive them to Vegas. On the trip, we see flashbacks to their previous title shots, their competitive friendship, and Grace's motivational wiles. (She has her own entrepreneurial dreams.) The fight itself is historic: ten rounds of savagery and courage. Who will win, who'll get the title shot, who gets Grace, and where will she find venture capital?
Emotional fingerprint
Play It to the Bone (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Excitement25%
- Empathy20%
- Tension15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sport. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Excitement
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Excitement | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 40 % | 30 % | 27 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 40 % | 23 % | 24 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 40 % | 19 % | 16 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 39 % | 20 % | 15 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 43 % | 25 % | 23 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sadness | 50 % | 33 % | 25 % | 36 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 49 % | 31 % | 19 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 45 % | 25 % | 18 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 45 % | 24 % | 20 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 48 % | 30 % | 18 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 48 % | 29 % | 16 % | 35 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 43 % | 24 % | 23 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 48 % | 38 % | 35 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Excitement | 64 % | 59 % | 53 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Excitement | 76 % | 73 % | 66 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 83 % | 80 % | 71 % | 64 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 88 % | 84 % | 74 % | 73 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Tension | 80 % | 73 % | 61 % | 69 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Sadness | 61 % | 40 % | 32 % | 53 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 121′ | Empathy | 53 % | 15 % | 17 % | 47 % |
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
Details
- Directed by
- Ron Shelton, Ron Shelton
- Written by
- Ron Shelton, Ron Shelton
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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