Hobo with a Shotgun
2011 · 86 min · Director: Jason Eisener
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A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city's crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt cops, abused prostitutes, and even a pedophile Santa, the Hobo (Rutger Hauer) goes about bringing justice to the city the best way he knows how - with a 20-gauge shotgun. Mayhem ensues when he tries to make things better for the future generation. Street justice will indeed prevail.
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Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Excitement 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing30%
- Excitement25%
- Humor20%
- Tension15%
- Surprise10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Excitement, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Excitement and Humor. 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
- Disturbing
- Tension
- Sympathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Tension | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 82 % | 72 % | 78 % | 55 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 73 % | 69 % | 48 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 68 % | 57 % | 39 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 70 % | 60 % | 41 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 69 % | 59 % | 46 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 56 % | 46 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Disturbing | 65 % | 59 % | 53 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 80 % | 76 % | 74 % | 49 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Disturbing | 89 % | 88 % | 79 % | 57 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Disturbing | 91 % | 91 % | 78 % | 66 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 81 % | 76 % | 66 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 79 % | 71 % | 74 % | 56 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 69 % | 77 % | 60 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sympathy | 84 % | 60 % | 74 % | 69 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 80 % | 64 % | 69 % | 60 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 79 % | 71 % | 71 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 74 % | 76 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 86 % | 76 % | 85 % | 66 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sympathy | 90 % | 72 % | 90 % | 78 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Grinder
Dirty Cop
Santa
Pimp
Prostitute
Large Man
Store Clerk
Otis
Gang Leader
Gang Member #3
TV Host
Coke Lord
Details
- Directed by
- Jason Eisener
- Written by
- John Davies
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Country
- Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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