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Assault on Precinct 13

1976 · 91 min · Director: John Carpenter ★ IMDb 7.3 · 62,047 ratings

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A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.

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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, 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. Relief20%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

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 18 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 57 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension42 %42 %27 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension41 %38 %24 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor35 %23 %13 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor29 %13 %4 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor29 %18 %6 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor39 %34 %23 %1 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension48 %46 %35 %3 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension44 %44 %29 %6 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension53 %53 %35 %6 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension70 %70 %53 %8 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension76 %76 %57 %15 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension80 %80 %60 %22 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension78 %75 %57 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension78 %76 %57 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension74 %74 %51 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Tension78 %78 %54 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension84 %84 %64 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Tension79 %68 %52 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Relief68 %38 %27 %22 %
Man in a hole

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

AS
Austin Stoker

DJ
Darwin Joston

DJ
Darwin Joston

Napoleon Wilson

LZ
Laurie Zimmer

NK
Nancy Kyes

PB
Peter Bruni

JJ
John J. Fox

MR
Marc Ross

AK
Alan Koss

Patrolman Baxter

HB
Henry Brandon

Chaney

KR
Kim Richards

Kathy

FD
Frank Doubleday

White Warlord

GD
Gilbert De la Pena

Chicano Warlord

PF
Peter Frankland

Caudell

AN
Al Nakauchi

Oriental Warlord

GR
Gilman Rankin

Bus Driver

CB
Cliff Battuello

First Guard

HJ
Horace Johnson

Second Guard

Details

Directed by
John Carpenter
Written by
John Carpenter
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 62,047 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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