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Dead Man's Shoes

2004 · 90 min · Director: Shane Meadows ★ IMDb 7.5 · 64,271 ratings

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With revenge etched in his mind, after the abuse of his autistic brother by the vicious local gang leader Sonny and his goons, Richard, a former paratrooper from British Army's Parachute Regiment, returns to his hometown of Matlock, Derbyshire. Now, no one is safe, and as army-trained Richard embarks on a bloody mission of meticulously planned carnage, one thing is certain: the grim avenging angel won't stop until justice is served. What is it like to walk in a dead man's shoes?

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Dead Man's Shoes (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Tension 25%, Anger 15%. 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 Disturbing, Tension, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Tension and Anger. 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
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Disturbing
Sadness
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 43 %, then dips around 53 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness35 %15 %5 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
12.5 %≈ 11′Disturbing50 %35 %38 %12 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension44 %35 %25 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension45 %40 %25 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension57 %53 %40 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension69 %65 %46 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension76 %74 %48 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension78 %75 %50 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension64 %63 %39 %27 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension48 %46 %26 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension54 %50 %40 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension74 %69 %63 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension76 %71 %63 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension74 %65 %61 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Sadness86 %73 %78 %74 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Sadness96 %83 %86 %86 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Sadness88 %66 %68 %81 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Sadness73 %35 %38 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

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Gary Stretch

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Gary Stretch

Sonny

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Stuart Wolfenden

Herbie

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Neil Bell

Soz

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Paul Sadot

Tuff

SO
Seamus O'Neill

Big Al

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George Newton

Gypsy John

PH
Paul Hurstfield

Mark

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Andrew Shim

Elvis

EA
Emily Aston

Patti

Jo Hartley

Marie

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Matt Considine

Matt

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Craig Considine

Craig

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Kephas Leroc

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Details

Directed by
Shane Meadows
Written by
Shane Meadows, Paul Fraser, Paddy Considine
Type
Movies
Released
2004
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 64,271 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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