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The Hunter

1980 · 93 min · Director: Buzz Kulik ★ IMDb 6.2 · 7,873 ratings

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During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.

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The Hunter (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Humor. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
Humor
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 dips around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor40 %23 %5 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor41 %24 %6 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor48 %33 %11 %44 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor51 %34 %13 %44 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor48 %21 %8 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Love44 %20 %9 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor40 %28 %15 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor40 %27 %15 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor51 %35 %24 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Tension69 %60 %46 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Tension73 %59 %41 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Love65 %40 %24 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension66 %44 %25 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Sadness62 %39 %18 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Humor53 %33 %14 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Tension63 %55 %40 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Tension74 %71 %57 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension71 %69 %53 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Tension78 %75 %60 %15 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Tension85 %82 %68 %18 %
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

Steve McQueen

Ralph "Papa" Thorson

KH
Kathryn Harrold

LeVar Burton

Tommy Price

RV
Richard Venture

RV
Richard Venture

Pete Spota

Tracey Walter

Rocco Mason

TR
Thomas Rosales Jr.

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Anthony "Tony" Bernardo

TW
Teddy Wilson

TW
Teddy Wilson

Winston Blue

BH
Bill Hart

BH
Bill Hart

Security Guard

DR
Dolores Robinson

Principal

MJ
Marilyn Jones

Barmaid

RT
Ralph Thorson

Bartender

WI
Wynn Irwin

Informer

RR
Robin Reed

(performer: "Della sua pace")

RB
Ray Bickel

Luke Branch

BB
Bobby Bass

Matthew Branch

KS
Karl Schueneman

Billie Joe

AR
Alex Ross

Chief McCurdy

MM
Mary Margaret O'Hara

Child on Subway (as Margaret O'Hara)

Details

Directed by
Buzz Kulik
Written by
Peter Hyams, Ted Leighton
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 7,873 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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