Vengeance
2009 · 108 min · Director: Johnnie To
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In Macau, a family is attacked by three killers and only the wife survives severely wounded. Her father, the French chef Francis Costello, travels to Macau to visit his daughter in the hospital and steals the photos of his daughter, her husband and two children from the police department to seek revenge against the killers. Costello stumbles with the independent hit-men Kwai, Chu and Fat Lok that are under contract with the mobster George Fung at his hotel and he hires the trio to hunt down the killer of his daughter's family. They locate the killers in Hong Kong and they travel to kill them. But they have a surprise when they discover who ordered to kill the family.
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Vengeance (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Fear 25%, Anger 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 Tension, Fear, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sympathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sympathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sympathy | 65 % | 45 % | 63 % | 55 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 43 % | 49 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 43 % | 24 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 54 % | 45 % | 26 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sympathy | 65 % | 48 % | 54 % | 45 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sympathy | 68 % | 51 % | 56 % | 50 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 51 % | 36 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 59 % | 36 % | 25 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 73 % | 69 % | 49 % | 38 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 71 % | 69 % | 56 % | 46 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sympathy | 74 % | 71 % | 60 % | 48 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 78 % | 77 % | 57 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sympathy | 72 % | 47 % | 70 % | 63 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sympathy | 73 % | 51 % | 69 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 78 % | 50 % | 73 % | 70 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 80 % | 80 % | 35 % | 15 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Chan Siu Ling
George Fung's Bodyguard
George Fung's Bodyguard
Details
- Directed by
- Johnnie To
- Written by
- Ka-Fai Wai, Wai Ka-Fai
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- Hong Kong, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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