Direct Action
2017 · 97 min · Director: Sidney J. Furie
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Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one day left to prove his case and survive.
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Emotional fingerprint
Direct Action (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Excitement 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension35%
- Anxiety25%
- Excitement18%
- Anger12%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Excitement. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Adventure. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Disturbing | 72 % | 56 % | 43 % | 57 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 57 % | 37 % | 23 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 56 % | 45 % | 20 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 64 % | 63 % | 29 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 61 % | 61 % | 27 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 64 % | 64 % | 32 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 76 % | 76 % | 49 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 80 % | 80 % | 53 % | 37 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 74 % | 74 % | 39 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 69 % | 68 % | 30 % | 24 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 70 % | 64 % | 33 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 65 % | 39 % | 55 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 78 % | 74 % | 50 % | 55 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 84 % | 84 % | 63 % | 51 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 88 % | 88 % | 69 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 80 % | 78 % | 56 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 74 % | 69 % | 43 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 79 % | 70 % | 45 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Relief | 71 % | 48 % | 31 % | 24 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Relief | 55 % | 17 % | 10 % | 8 % |
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
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Details
- Directed by
- Sidney J. Furie
- Written by
- Sidney J. Furie, Greg Mellott
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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