Broken City
2013 · 109 min · Director: Allen Hughes
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In New York City, detective Billy Taggart goes to court for the murder of the suspected rapist Mikey Tavarez, but the Mayor Nicholas Hostetler and the Chief of Police Carl Fairbanks make the important evidence vanish and the case against Billy is dismissed by the judge; however, he is forced to leave the police department. Seven years later, Billy is a private detective and lives with his girlfriend Natalie Barrow, who is an aspiring actress and the sister of Mikey's suspected victim.Billy's secretary Katy Bradshaw (Alona Tal) is trying to collect part of the debts to save their business. In the week of the elections, Hostetler summons Billy and offers $25,000 to investigate his wife, Cathleen Hostetler, whom he believes is having a love affair. Billy discovers that Cathleen is meeting Paul Andrews, who is the coordinator of the campaign for Jack Valliant, the opponent of Hostetler and favorite in the election. When Paul is found dead on the street, Billy thinks that he has been double-crossed by Hostetler and he decides to investigate the truth behind Paul's murder.
Emotional fingerprint
Broken City (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Curiosity 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Curiosity, Tension. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Curiosity and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 45 % | 43 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 50 % | 44 % | 39 % | 32 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 35 % | 38 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 32 % | 44 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 35 % | 48 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 32 % | 45 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Disturbing | 51 % | 29 % | 40 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 31 % | 38 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 51 % | 45 % | 40 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 64 % | 59 % | 46 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 64 % | 55 % | 48 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 60 % | 45 % | 46 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 64 % | 51 % | 46 % | 33 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 66 % | 61 % | 45 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 63 % | 50 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 54 % | 49 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 75 % | 73 % | 54 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 74 % | 63 % | 49 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Relief | 70 % | 45 % | 37 % | 27 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Valerie
Secretary
Mikey Tavarez
Details
- Directed by
- Allen Hughes
- Written by
- Brian Tucker
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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