Special Bulletin
1983 · 103 min · Director: Edward Zwick
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An evening of TV programming is interrupted by breaking news: in Charleston, South Carolina, two Coast Guard personnel and two members of a local news team have been taken hostage by a group of terrorists who are seeking to destroy the triggers of all local nuclear devices. Moreover, the terrorists threaten to detonate their own device if their demands are not met.
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Special Bulletin (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 30%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Drama, TV Movie. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Cast
Susan Myles
Dr. Jason Halpern
Ellen Stevens
Details
- Directed by
- Edward Zwick
- Written by
- Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1983
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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