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The Way of the Gun

2000 · 119 min · Director: Christopher McQuarrie ★ IMDb 6.6 · 37,576 ratings

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Two petty, violent criminals kidnap a woman who is being paid $1million to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster, the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. Bullets rather than talking are always going to settle this one.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Way of the Gun (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear10%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Empathy
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension45 %38 %15 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Empathy49 %43 %24 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension65 %61 %39 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension75 %71 %55 %57 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension75 %71 %59 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Tension71 %69 %45 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Tension64 %61 %27 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Tension63 %61 %25 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Tension65 %64 %39 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension65 %50 %54 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Empathy65 %39 %53 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Tension65 %52 %36 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Tension69 %69 %31 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Tension76 %75 %42 %56 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Disturbing85 %81 %63 %70 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Tension91 %84 %80 %75 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Sadness90 %80 %81 %68 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Tension87 %78 %75 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 110′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 116′Empathy60 %15 %50 %5 %
Cinderella

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

Ryan Phillippe

Mr. Parker

Benicio del Toro

Mr. Longbaugh

Taye Diggs

Jeffers

Nicky Katt

Obecks

Geoffrey Lewis

Abner Mercer

Scott Wilson

Hale Chidduck

DK
Dylan Kussman

Dr. Allen Painter

James Caan

Joe Sarno

Sarah Silverman

Raving Bitch

KL
Kristin Lehman

Francesca Chidduck

HG
Henry Griffin

P. Whipped

AG
Armando Guerrero

Federale #1

AO
Andres Orozco

Federale #2

IS
Irene Santiago

Sloppy Prostitute

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2000
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 37,576 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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