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The Falcon and the Snowman

1985 · 132 min · Director: John Schlesinger ★ IMDb 6.8 · 14,318 ratings

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The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.

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The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Sympathy
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 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity26 %14 %23 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity33 %20 %33 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity42 %26 %43 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity45 %32 %45 %12 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity49 %41 %44 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Tension53 %48 %46 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity53 %48 %46 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Tension51 %48 %42 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Tension51 %51 %39 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Tension51 %50 %38 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Humor54 %52 %37 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Tension62 %62 %36 %17 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Tension64 %65 %36 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 89′Tension66 %66 %37 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Tension73 %71 %33 %39 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Tension78 %75 %30 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 109′Tension81 %79 %31 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Tension84 %82 %33 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 122′Tension76 %70 %33 %52 %
97.5 %≈ 129′Sadness64 %51 %31 %45 %
Riches to rags

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

JV
Joyce Van Patten

JV
Joyce Van Patten

Mrs. Boyce

PP
Priscilla Pointer

Mrs. Lee

CM
Chris Makepeace

MM
Macon McCalman

MM
Macon McCalman

Larry Rogers

Jerry Hardin

Tony Owens

MK
Mady Kaplan

Laurie

RR
Rob Reed

Boyce Child

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Betty Lou Henson

Debra

SG
Stanley Grover

NSA Inspector

BA
Bob Arbogast

Guard

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Boris Lyoskin

Mikhael

AD
Anatoli Davydov

Guard

Details

Directed by
John Schlesinger
Written by
Steven Zaillian, Robert Lindsey
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
132 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 14,318 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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