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The Evil That Men Do

1984 · 90 min · Director: J. Lee Thompson ★ IMDb 5.9 · 5,448 ratings

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A former assassin (Charles Bronson) comes out of retirement to avenge the brutal murder of his friend at the hands of a sadistic torturer (Joseph Maher) employed by an oppressive foreign dictatorship.

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The Evil That Men Do (1984) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 30%, Excitement 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger30%

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The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Excitement, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Anticipation
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Anticipation

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Anticipation
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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 13 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnticipationDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Disturbing85 %65 %20 %85 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
12.5 %≈ 11′Disturbing75 %35 %35 %68 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Anticipation59 %31 %41 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sympathy45 %28 %40 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Anticipation44 %31 %41 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Anticipation46 %39 %44 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension50 %48 %40 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension55 %54 %36 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension57 %53 %37 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Anticipation53 %46 %40 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Anticipation46 %44 %39 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension52 %52 %43 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension61 %60 %45 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension60 %54 %35 %37 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy61 %40 %24 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Sadness66 %36 %29 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Anticipation71 %56 %50 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Tension78 %77 %63 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

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

JM
Joseph Maher

JM
Joseph Maher

Dr. Clement Molloch

RE
René Enríquez

John Glover

Paul Briggs, U.S. Embassy

RS
Raymond St. Jacques

RS
Raymond St. Jacques

Randolph, Molloch's Bodyguard

AB
Antoinette Bower

EL
Enrique Lucero

Colonel Victor Aristos

JL
Jorge Luke

Cillero, Molloch's Chauffeur

RC
Roger Cudney

Cannell

CH
Constanza Hool

Isabel

JS
Joe Seneca

Santiago

JZ
Jorge Zepeda

Victim

EG
Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Café Owner

JH
Jorge Humberto Robles

Jorge

Details

Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
Written by
R. Lance Hill, John Crowther
Type
Movies
Released
1984
Runtime
90 min
Country
Mexico, United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 5,448 ratings
Feels mostly
Anger
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