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Recoil

2011 · 94 min · Director: Terry Miles ★ IMDb 5.2 · 6,289 ratings

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A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.

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Emotional fingerprint

Recoil (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. 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 Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sympathy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 43 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension68 %58 %61 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Disturbing59 %45 %50 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension57 %48 %46 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Disturbing63 %57 %55 %42 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Disturbing65 %59 %59 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension68 %65 %56 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension63 %57 %44 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Sadness51 %39 %31 %37 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Sympathy48 %40 %30 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension55 %53 %38 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Tension65 %61 %43 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Sympathy74 %65 %54 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Disturbing78 %67 %65 %62 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension73 %67 %55 %55 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Sympathy75 %72 %50 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Tension84 %81 %68 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Disturbing87 %84 %77 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Tension82 %76 %62 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Relief69 %50 %40 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Sympathy58 %25 %26 %42 %
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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

Steve Austin

Ryan Varrett

SS
Serinda Swan

SS
Serinda Swan

Darcy

Danny Trejo

Drayke

AG
Adam Greydon Reid

Deputy Hedge

CS
Camille Solari

Dakota

TR
Tygh Runyan

Prospect

TM
Tom McBeath

Sheriff Cole

RR
Rebecca Reichert

Connie Varrett

CS
Connor Stanhope

Matt Varrett

RP
Roman Podhora

Dale Burrows

DB
Daniel Boileau

Frank

JG
Jason Griffith

Lou

RN
Robin Nielsen

Agent Ray Davies

Details

Directed by
Terry Miles
Written by
John Sullivan
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
94 min
Country
Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.2 · 6,289 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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