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Direct Action

2017 · 97 min · Director: Sidney J. Furie ★ IMDb 5.1 · 1,903 ratings

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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

  1. Anger12%
  2. 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 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

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
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 38 %, then peaks around 73 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Disturbing72 %56 %43 %57 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor57 %37 %23 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension56 %45 %20 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension64 %63 %29 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension61 %61 %27 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Tension64 %64 %32 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension76 %76 %49 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension80 %80 %53 %37 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension74 %74 %39 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension69 %68 %30 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension70 %64 %33 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Disturbing74 %65 %39 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension78 %74 %50 %55 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension84 %84 %63 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension88 %88 %69 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Tension80 %78 %56 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Tension74 %69 %43 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Tension79 %70 %45 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Relief71 %48 %31 %24 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Relief55 %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

PS
Polly Shannon

PS
Polly Shannon

Billie Ross

DB
Donald Burda

DB
Donald Burda

Bryant

RG
Rothaford Gray

RG
Rothaford Gray

Ed Grimes

CD
Conrad Dunn

CD
Conrad Dunn

Captain Stone

WA
Walter Alza

WA
Walter Alza

Espinoza

AK
Alex Karzis

AK
Alex Karzis

Agent Bill

LD
Larry Day

Larry Day

Phil, Agent in Charge

NL
Natacha La Ferriere

Daniel Kash

LoPresti

SC
Stacey Coke

Loretta Grimes

JG
Joseph Griffin

Carter

VT
Vanessa Thompson

Katy

AJ
Anthony J. Mifsud

Khalid Manseur

TS
Tim Sell

Hardcase #1

JC
Jim Codrington

Hardcase #2

IA
Ian Alden

Hardcase #3

DW
Dan Willmott

Lt. Webb

EZ
Elias Zarou

Old Cafe Owner

Joe Pingue

US Attourney

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
★ IMDb 5.1 · 1,903 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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