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The Shepherd

2008 · 95 min · Director: Isaac Florentine ★ IMDb 5.5 · 7,902 ratings

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A former New Orleans cop battles drug cartels and ex-Army Special Forces who are smuggling drugs from Mexico into U.S. through a Texas border town.

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The Shepherd (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Fear. 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 59/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
Relief
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 13 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension75 %72 %62 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension58 %51 %39 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor43 %34 %18 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor46 %38 %19 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension61 %56 %38 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension71 %68 %53 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension63 %57 %43 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension51 %36 %20 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor57 %36 %23 %10 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension76 %65 %51 %4 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension82 %80 %65 %0 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension75 %73 %55 %3 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Tension75 %73 %54 %5 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension84 %81 %66 %4 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Tension85 %83 %66 %5 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension82 %80 %59 %6 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension79 %76 %55 %3 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Tension75 %69 %49 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Relief75 %65 %45 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jack Robideaux

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Stephen Lord

NJ
Natalie J. Robb

GM
Gary McDonald

GM
Gary McDonald

Billy Pawnell

PM
Phil McKee

Jed

BB
Bianca Bree

Kassie Robideaux

DP
Daniel Perrone

Felix Nestor

AB
Andrée Bernard

Lexxi

DD
Dan Davies

Emile

MA
Miles Anderson

Arthur Pennigton

LA
Luis Algar

Benito Ortiz

IG
Ivaylo Geraskov

Gallery

VP
Velislav Pavlov

The Contact

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Dian Hristov

Stanton

SD
Sava Dragunchev

Flaco

HM
Hristo Mitzkov

Bomb Squad Leader

MM
Michael McCoy

Flanigan

Details

Directed by
Isaac Florentine
Written by
Joe Gayton, Cade Courtley
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
95 min
Country
USA
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 7,902 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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