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House of Flying Daggers

2004 · 119 min · Director: Yimou Zhang, Zhang Yimou ★ IMDb 7.5 · 120,594 ratings

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During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. A police officer called Leo sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers". Leo arrests Mei, only to have Jin breaking her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem...

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House of Flying Daggers (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 35%, Love 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Awe
25%Love
  1. Awe35%
  2. Love25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Love, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 18 %, then dips around 57 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity46 %36 %9 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension47 %39 %6 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
17.5 %≈ 21′Disturbing65 %57 %16 %12 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity53 %44 %14 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity46 %31 %15 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Love52 %31 %10 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Tension54 %42 %7 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Love56 %50 %21 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension63 %57 %38 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
57.5 %≈ 68′Love65 %33 %9 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity66 %47 %18 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Love68 %58 %32 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Disturbing75 %62 %50 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Love81 %61 %66 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Sadness85 %70 %72 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Tension89 %82 %75 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 110′Sadness92 %85 %81 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 116′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Zhang Ziyi

Xiao Mei

SD
Song Dandan

Yee

ZH
Zhao Hongfei

Xiao Bu Kuai

GJ
Guo Jun

Police Officer

ZS
Zhang Shu

WJ
Wang Jiusheng

ZZ
Zhang Zhengyong

YW
Yongxin Wang

DL
Dong Liu

Shield Warrior

QZ
Qi Zi

XQ
Xuedong Qu

LT
Liping Tian

HZ
Hongwei Zhao

HW
Huang Weina

GD
Ge Dan

YX
Yang Xiadong

SY
Shang Yisha

LY
Liu Ying

Details

Written by
Yimou Zhang, Bin Wang, Feng Li, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin
Type
Movies
Released
2004
Runtime
119 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 120,594 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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