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The Man with the Iron Fists

2012 · 96 min · Director: RZA, RZA ★ IMDb 5.4 · 65,950 ratings

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In Jungle Village, the leader of the Lion's clan Gold Lion is summoned by the Governor and assigned to protect his gold that will be transported through the village. However he is betrayed and murdered by the greedy Silver Lion and Bronze Lion. Gold Lion's favorite son Zen Yi, a.k.a. The X-Blade, seeks revenge and heads to Jungle Village, but he is defeated by Brass Body and rescued by the local Blacksmith Thaddeus. Meanwhile the Gemini Female and the Gemini Male protect the Governor's gold, but they are vanquished by the army of Silver and Bronze Lion. The Blacksmith is abducted by the Lions and has his arms severed by Brass Body. However he is saved by the British Jack Knife, who is the emissary of the Emperor, and he manufactures iron arms for Thaddeus. Meanwhile the Governor sends the Jackal army to fight against the Lions and they hide the gold in the brothel of Madam Blossom. However, Madam Blossom and her girls form an army of black widows and together with Jack, Zen Yi and The Blacksmith, they fight against the Lions.

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The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Fear 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sympathy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then peaks around 53 %, then eases around 63 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension55 %53 %30 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension52 %51 %25 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension51 %50 %25 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension51 %49 %26 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension48 %46 %24 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension49 %49 %28 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension58 %57 %33 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension58 %56 %28 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor56 %53 %31 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension70 %60 %55 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Disturbing84 %64 %76 %69 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing77 %54 %65 %68 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Relief57 %39 %29 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension48 %40 %19 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension50 %48 %31 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension53 %50 %36 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Tension62 %59 %48 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension71 %63 %49 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Relief73 %57 %32 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

RZA

Blacksmith

Pam Grier

Jane

Dave Bautista

Brass Body

Jamie Chung

Lady Silk

ZZ
Zhu Zhu

Chi Chi

Rick Yune

Zen Yi, The X-Blade

Gordon Liu

The Abbott

JA
Jin Au-Yeung

Chan

Byron Mann

Silver Lion

Daniel Wu

Poison Dagger

AN
Andrew Ng

Senior Monk

CK
Chen Kuan-Tai

Gold Lion

YH
Yoyao Hsueh

Copper Lion

TL
Telly Liu

Iron Lion

GH
Grace Huang

Gemini Female

AL
Andrew Lin Hoi

Gemini Male

Details

Directed by
RZA, RZA
Written by
Eli Roth, RZA, Eli Roth, RZA
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States, Hong Kong
Genres
Action
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 65,950 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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