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Cutter's Way

1981 · 109 min · Director: Ivan Passer ★ IMDb 6.8 · 9,167 ratings

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Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter playboy friend Richard Bone is falsely accused of murder, Cutter sets out for revenge in his own inimitable style.

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Cutter's Way (1981) — 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

  1. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. 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
  • Sadness
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

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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 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessSympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor31 %16 %4 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor39 %24 %11 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor47 %33 %25 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity55 %42 %26 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity57 %46 %17 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension54 %44 %16 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity51 %38 %19 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity53 %40 %23 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Sadness54 %42 %30 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity51 %41 %30 %37 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity55 %49 %25 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Tension61 %57 %22 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension63 %48 %32 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Sympathy68 %31 %52 %58 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Sympathy72 %35 %64 %67 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Sadness75 %51 %68 %67 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Sadness75 %60 %67 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Sadness73 %64 %52 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Tension77 %74 %40 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Tension85 %83 %46 %54 %
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

Jeff Bridges

Richard Bone

LE
Lisa Eichhorn

Maureen Cutter, 'Mo'

AR
Arthur Rosenberg

AR
Arthur Rosenberg

George Swanson

AD
Ann Dusenberry

PD
Patricia Donahue

GB
Geraldine Baron

GB
Geraldine Baron

Susie Swanson

KP
Katherine Pass

GP
George Planco

Toyota Cop

JF
Jay Fletcher

Cord Security Guard

GD
George Dickerson

Mortician

JM
Jack Murdock

Concession Owner

ES
Essex Smith

Black #1

RG
Rod Gist

Black #2

LL
Leonard Lightfoot

Black #3

JD
Julia Duffy

Young Girl

RH
Randall Hicks

Young Man (as Randy Shepard)

Details

Directed by
Ivan Passer
Written by
Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, Newton Thornburg
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 9,167 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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