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Sudden Impact

1983 · 117 min · Director: Clint Eastwood ★ IMDb 6.6 · 53,034 ratings

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When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.

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Sudden Impact (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anger 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Anger
20%Fear
  1. Anger25%
  2. Fear20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anger, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anger and Fear. 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

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Tension
Disturbing
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension52 %50 %22 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension53 %48 %29 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Disturbing57 %40 %36 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Sadness60 %34 %30 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Humor49 %31 %23 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Humor44 %35 %25 %5 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension50 %44 %23 %4 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Humor49 %43 %20 %3 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Disturbing49 %40 %35 %6 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Disturbing53 %43 %46 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Humor46 %35 %33 %13 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Curiosity48 %35 %28 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Tension64 %55 %49 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Tension68 %61 %55 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension61 %54 %46 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension70 %64 %59 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Disturbing83 %78 %77 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 114′Tension75 %70 %55 %50 %

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Cast

PD
Paul Drake

AN
Audrie Neenan

AN
Audrie Neenan

Ray Parkins

JT
Jack Thibeau

JT
Jack Thibeau

Kruger

AP
Albert Popwell

AP
Albert Popwell

Horace King

MK
Mark Keyloun

KM
Kevyn Major Howard

Hawkins

BF
Bette Ford

Leah

NP
Nancy Parsons

Mrs. Kruger

JB
Joe Bellan

Burly Detective

WW
Wendell Wellman

Tyrone

MC
Mara Corday

Loretta - Coffee Shop Waitress

RM
Russ McCubbin

Eddie

RS
Robert Sutton

Carl

Nancy Fish

Historical Society Woman

Carmen Argenziano

D'Ambrosia

Details

Directed by
Clint Eastwood
Written by
Clint Eastwood, Joseph Stinson, Dean Riesner, Earl E. Smith, Charles B. Pierce
Type
Movies
Released
1983
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 53,034 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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