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Downtown

1990 · 96 min · Director: Richard Benjamin ★ IMDb 5.7 · 2,361 ratings

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Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.

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Emotional fingerprint

Downtown (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Tension
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Humor
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor42 %30 %20 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension50 %43 %26 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension60 %55 %27 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension56 %50 %21 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor49 %41 %21 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension51 %45 %31 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension56 %51 %40 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension58 %53 %38 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension57 %53 %30 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension53 %45 %25 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Sadness46 %35 %20 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Humor48 %35 %26 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Curiosity55 %31 %32 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Sadness61 %24 %33 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity60 %28 %46 %32 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity56 %35 %56 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Curiosity60 %48 %51 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension66 %57 %39 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Humor63 %52 %25 %42 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Forest Whitaker

Dennis Curren

David Clennon

Jerome Sweet

AE
Art Evans

Art Evans

Henry Coleman

RA
Rick Aiello

RA
Rick Aiello

Mickey Witlin

WD
Wanda De Jesus

WD
Wanda De Jesus

Luisa Diaz

RA
Roger Aaron Brown

RA
Roger Aaron Brown

Lt. Sam Parral

RC
Ron Canada

Ron Canada

Lowell Harris

Francis X. McCarthy

Inspector Ben Glass

KS
Kimberly Scott

Christine Curren

RM
Ryan McWhorter

Ephraim Cain

DP
Danuel Pipoly

Skip Markowitz

MH
Maurice Hill

Man with Dog

GE
Gwen E. Davis

Gloria Anderson

HJ
Homeselle Joy

Minnie

Details

Directed by
Richard Benjamin
Written by
Nat Mauldin
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Action
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 2,361 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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