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The Way of the Dragon

1972 · 100 min · Director: Bruce Lee ★ IMDb 7.1 · 44,674 ratings

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Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. When Tang arrives he poses a new threat to the syndicate, and they are unable to defeat him. The syndicate boss hires the best Japanese and European martial artists to fight Tang, but he easily finishes them off.

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The Way of the Dragon (1972) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Humor 25%, Satisfaction 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%
  2. Love10%
  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 Excitement, Humor, Satisfaction. Genres: Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Satisfaction. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Excitement

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sadness
Excitement
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 48 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessExcitement
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor37 %18 %22 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension40 %21 %14 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor43 %15 %5 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor46 %24 %5 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension54 %42 %6 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Excitement55 %42 %3 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Humor49 %38 %0 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension50 %45 %0 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension60 %57 %3 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension66 %64 %10 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension73 %71 %16 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension73 %69 %13 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Humor64 %56 %4 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension68 %63 %13 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension75 %73 %26 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension72 %70 %20 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 93′Sadness70 %45 %65 %10 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

WP
Wei Ping-ao

HT
Huang Tsung-Hsun

HI
Hwang In-shik

CT
Chin Ti

TL
Tony Liu

LU
Little Unicorn

ML
Malisa Longo

Italian Beauty

WN
Wu Ngan

Waiter

RC
Robert Chan Law-Bat

Robert

FC
Fu Ching Chen

Robert

JT
Jon T. Benn

The Boss

JK
John Kenny

Quen (voice)

RB
Robert Baker

Thug (uncredited)

RB
Riccardo Billi

Bank Manager (uncredited)

RC
Russell Cawthorne

Man at Airport (uncredited)

FC
Franz Colangeli

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Bruce Lee
Written by
Bruce Lee, Joe Cheung Tung-Cho, Joe Cheung Tung-Cho
Type
Movies
Released
1972
Runtime
100 min
Country
Hong Kong
Genres
Crime, Action
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 44,674 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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