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One Day as a Lion

2023 · 87 min · Director: John Swab ★ IMDb 5.2 · 2,627 ratings

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Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from following him into a life of crime. With his mob employer in pursuit, a chance encounter at a roadside diner charts a new path.

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One Day as a Lion (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Empathy
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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 peaks around 13 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor40 %32 %17 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension56 %51 %20 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension69 %66 %29 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension63 %59 %35 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor53 %45 %36 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Empathy51 %41 %40 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Tension50 %41 %39 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Humor48 %39 %34 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Love48 %39 %32 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Tension49 %36 %38 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Empathy55 %39 %38 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 50′Tension58 %49 %28 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Tension53 %48 %30 %13 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Empathy55 %46 %40 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 63′Sadness63 %49 %45 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Love65 %45 %53 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 72′Empathy68 %50 %50 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 76′Tension75 %68 %40 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Tension81 %80 %40 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 85′Tension82 %82 %40 %18 %
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

Scott Caan

Jackie Powers

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Marianne Rendón

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Marianne Rendón

Lola Brisky

Taryn Manning

Taylor Love

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George Carroll

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George Carroll

Dom Lorenzo

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Billy Blair

Ken Walsh

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Dash Melrose

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Dash Melrose

Billy Powers

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Brett Swab

Judge Simon

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Bruce Roach

DA Thomas

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Daniel Erickson

Turner

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Allan Green

Prison Guard Lafayette

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Danny Boy O'Connor

Prison Guard MacDougal

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Gabriel Hansen

Shotgun

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Terrance Reed

Darrell Tompkins

Details

Directed by
John Swab
Type
Movies
Released
2023
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.2 · 2,627 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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