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The Stunt Man

1980 · 131 min · Director: Richard Rush ★ IMDb 6.9 · 11,889 ratings

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A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.

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The Stunt Man (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Excitement
25%Tension
20%Confusion
  1. Excitement30%
  2. Tension25%
  3. Confusion20%
  4. Humor15%
  5. Surprise10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
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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 dips around 57 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension60 %25 %53 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Excitement57 %30 %44 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Humor60 %45 %40 %53 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity60 %50 %45 %54 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Humor59 %51 %46 %44 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Humor60 %55 %45 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Humor63 %50 %51 %37 %
37.5 %≈ 49′Excitement66 %48 %55 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Humor68 %51 %51 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 62′Excitement68 %49 %48 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Love63 %43 %39 %37 %
57.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity56 %36 %36 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 82′Tension56 %30 %43 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 88′Curiosity61 %24 %52 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 95′Tension65 %24 %57 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Curiosity65 %40 %51 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 108′Humor68 %51 %54 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 115′Tension74 %44 %66 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 121′Excitement76 %45 %61 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 128′Humor72 %57 %40 %30 %
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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

PO
Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Eli Cross

SR
Steve Railsback

SR
Steve Railsback

Cameron

Barbara Hershey

AG
Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Sam

AR
Alex Rocco

Alex Rocco

Jake

SF
Sharon Farrell

SF
Sharon Farrell

Denise

AR
Adam Roarke

AR
Adam Roarke

Raymond Bailey

PB
Philip Bruns

CB
Charles Bail

JG
John Garwood

JH
Jim Hess

Henry / Eli's Camera Assistant

JP
John Pearce

Garage Guard

MR
Michael Railsback

Burt

GD
George D. Wallace

Father

DC
Dee Carroll

Mother

LW
Leslie Winograde

Sister

DK
Don Kennedy

Lineman

WH
Whitey Hughes

Eli's A.D.

WR
Walter Robles

Eli's A.D.

AB
A.J. Bakunas

Eli's Script Clerk

Details

Directed by
Richard Rush
Written by
Paul Brodeur, Lawrence B. Marcus
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
131 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 11,889 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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