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Brute Force

1947 · 98 min · Director: Jules Dassin ★ IMDb 7.5 · 12,929 ratings

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Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

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Brute Force (1947) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anger 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Anger
  1. Anger25%
  2. Hope5%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anger and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Anger

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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 33 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness52 %27 %43 %43 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension51 %38 %41 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sympathy53 %43 %46 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sympathy59 %49 %50 %43 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension58 %50 %39 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Hope46 %34 %27 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Hope44 %29 %31 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Sympathy56 %45 %49 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Sympathy64 %54 %59 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Sympathy60 %54 %53 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension59 %56 %46 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Hope60 %55 %48 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Sympathy63 %54 %49 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Anger68 %50 %50 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Sympathy69 %46 %50 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension73 %61 %51 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Anger83 %80 %63 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Tension88 %86 %63 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Tension89 %83 %60 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Sadness90 %73 %70 %72 %
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

Burt Lancaster

Joe Collins

Hume Cronyn

Capt. Munsey

AB
Ann Blyth

ER
Ella Raines

AC
Anita Colby

John Hoyt

Spencer

JO
Jack Overman

Kid Coy

RB
Roman Bohnen

Warden A.J. Barnes

SL
Sir Lancelot

Calypso

VB
Vince Barnett

Muggsy

JC
Jay C. Flippen

Hodges (guard)

RG
Richard Gaines

McCollum

FP
Frank Puglia

Ferrara

James Bell

Crenshaw

HD
Howard Duff

Robert 'Soldier' Becker

AS
Art Smith

Dr. Walters

Details

Directed by
Jules Dassin
Written by
Richard Brooks, Robert Patterson
Type
Movies
Released
1947
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 12,929 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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