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VFW

2019 · 92 min · Director: Joe Begos ★ IMDb 6.1 · 10,498 ratings

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A group of old war veterans put their lives on the line to defend a young woman taking shelter in their local VFW post, who's running from a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of drug-addled punks.

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Emotional fingerprint

VFW (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 32%, Fear 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear25%
  2. Anger13%
  3. Relief10%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
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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 8 %, then rises around 28 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension45 %42 %22 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor44 %26 %14 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor48 %15 %5 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor51 %19 %5 %1 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor56 %31 %15 %1 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension68 %56 %38 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension80 %77 %59 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Tension80 %78 %59 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension73 %70 %49 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Tension70 %65 %41 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Sadness70 %61 %36 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Tension72 %63 %35 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Sadness79 %70 %41 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Tension84 %78 %51 %55 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Sadness84 %79 %51 %61 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension84 %81 %55 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Tension88 %88 %68 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension89 %81 %61 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Relief87 %67 %43 %58 %
97.5 %≈ 90′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

Martin Kove

Lou Clayton

David Patrick Kelly

Doug McCarthy

DM
Dora Madison

Gutter

SM
Sierra McCormick

Lizard

George Wendt

Thomas Zabriski

FW
Fred Williamson

Abe Hawkins

TW
Tom Williamson

Shawn Mason

GS
Graham Skipper

Roadie

JE
Josh Ethier

Tank

LW
Linnea Wilson

Lucy

CC
Chloe Carabasi

Hyper (uncredited)

RC
Riley Cusick

Hyper (uncredited)

JD
JP DeStefano

Hyper (uncredited)

HS
Hank Slaughter

Hyper (uncredited)

VO
Violeta Ortega

Hyper (uncredited)

JH
Jessie Hobson

Hyper (uncredited)

ML
Mike Lambert

Man in Bar (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Joe Begos
Written by
Max Brallier, Matthew McArdle
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 10,498 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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