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Bodyguards and Assassins

2009 · 139 min · Director: Teddy Chan, Teddy Chan ★ IMDb 6.8 · 8,987 ratings

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In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.

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Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Empathy 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 Excitement, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Drama, History, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
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 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope47 %42 %22 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Hope49 %45 %23 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension53 %51 %28 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension60 %59 %43 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Sadness66 %60 %50 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 38′Hope65 %49 %48 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 45′Hope61 %43 %48 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 52′Tension61 %48 %48 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 59′Hope68 %45 %57 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 66′Sadness75 %49 %69 %51 %
52.5 %≈ 73′Tension75 %65 %55 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 80′Tension74 %73 %39 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 87′Tension80 %76 %54 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 94′Tension80 %76 %63 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 101′Tension70 %68 %51 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 108′Empathy67 %63 %53 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 115′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 122′Sadness88 %75 %77 %82 %
92.5 %≈ 129′Sadness83 %61 %66 %71 %
97.5 %≈ 136′Hope68 %32 %40 %45 %
Riches to rags

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

WX
Wang Xueqi

Li Yutang

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Prof. Chen Xiaobai

JH
Jun Hu

Hu Jun

General Yan Xiaoguo

Donnie Yen

Shum Chung Yang

EW
Edison Wang

Li Chongguang

LL
Leon Lai Ming

Prince Liu Yubai

MB
Mengke Bateer

Stinky Tofu

CL
Chris Lee Yuchun

Fang Hong

Simon Yam

General Fang Tian

ZY
Zhou Yun

Chun

Eric Tsang

HK Police Chief Smith

Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau

Prof. Yang Quyun

Zhang Hanyu

Sun Yat-sen

Cung Le

Qing Assassin - Sa Zhenchan

PN
Philip Ng Wan-Lung

Qing Assassin

Xing Yu

Qing Assassin

CK
Che Kim-Fai

Qing Assassin

DT
Dennis To Yu-Hang

Qing Assassin

Details

Directed by
Teddy Chan, Teddy Chan
Written by
Tin-Nam Chun, Junli Guo, Joyce Chan, Chun Tin-Nam, Guo Junli, Joyce Chan Ka-Yi, Chan Wai
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
139 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 8,987 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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