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Serpico

1973 · 129 min · Director: Sidney Lumet ★ IMDb 7.7 · 149,258 ratings

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New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

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Serpico (1973) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Empathy 25%, Anger 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 Tension, Empathy, Anger. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Empathy and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Empathy
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension71 %67 %43 %55 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Disturbing69 %61 %41 %60 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Disturbing55 %45 %29 %46 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Humor38 %22 %18 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Humor39 %21 %14 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Humor46 %34 %16 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Tension46 %40 %23 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Tension48 %42 %29 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing55 %49 %31 %42 %
47.5 %≈ 61′Tension60 %55 %29 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 68′Tension59 %52 %32 %37 %
57.5 %≈ 74′Sadness59 %51 %39 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 81′Tension64 %57 %41 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 87′Tension68 %62 %44 %37 %
72.5 %≈ 94′Sadness72 %63 %52 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 100′Tension71 %65 %51 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 106′Tension67 %64 %42 %37 %
87.5 %≈ 113′Tension72 %68 %44 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 119′Tension76 %65 %56 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 126′Empathy72 %47 %62 %34 %
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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

JK
Jack Kehoe

Jack Kehoe

Tom Keough

BM
Biff McGuire

BE
Barbara Eda-Young

CS
Cornelia Sharpe

JM
John Medici

NO
Norman Ornellas

EG
Edward Grover

Lombardo

AH
Albert Henderson

Peluce

HG
Hank Garrett

Malone

DL
Damien Leake

Joey

JB
Joseph Bova

Potts

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Gene Gross

Captain Tolkin

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John Stewart

Waterman

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Woodie King Jr.

Larry

James Tolkan

Steiger

EC
Ed Crowley

Barto

Details

Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Written by
Norman Wexler, Waldo Salt, Peter Maas
Type
Movies
Released
1973
Runtime
129 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 149,258 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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