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Stander

2003 · 116 min · Director: Bronwen Hughes ★ IMDb 7 · 9,746 ratings

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In mid-1970s Johannesburg, white police officer Andre Stander (Thomas Jane) suffers a crisis of conscience due to his involvement in apartheid and becomes a notorious bank robber on the run. Then from 1983 to 1984, the "Stander gang" (Stander, Alan Heyl, and Patrick McCall) rob as many as four banks a day.

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Stander (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Crime, Action, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Excitement

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

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

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingExcitement
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor52 %25 %22 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Disturbing66 %48 %53 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension80 %68 %75 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Disturbing76 %60 %66 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension61 %48 %46 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Excitement58 %49 %40 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Tension61 %53 %41 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Sadness64 %54 %32 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Excitement69 %56 %19 %53 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Excitement71 %54 %13 %66 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Excitement70 %54 %19 %63 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Humor73 %64 %31 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Tension69 %61 %30 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Excitement61 %53 %24 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 84′Tension70 %65 %43 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 90′Tension82 %75 %60 %32 %
82.5 %≈ 96′Sadness76 %65 %44 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Tension68 %61 %31 %23 %
92.5 %≈ 107′Tension72 %70 %43 %17 %
97.5 %≈ 113′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

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

Thomas Jane

Andre Stander

DO
David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Allan Heyl

Deborah Kara Unger

Bekkie Stander

AT
Ashley Taylor

Cor van Deventer

MW
Marius Weyers

General Stander

AB
At Botha

General Viljoen

LN
Lionel Newton

Sergeant Smit

MM
Melanie Merle

Sharmiane

SE
Sean Else

Ed Janis

PG
Peter Gardner

Allums

PM
Patrick Mynhardt

Judge

Wd
Wikus du Toit

Lawyer

DM
Drummond Marais

Prosecutor

AS
André Stolz

Police Armourer

Details

Directed by
Bronwen Hughes
Written by
Bima Stagg
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
116 min
Country
Canada, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 9,746 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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