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Raw Nerve

1991 · 92 min · Director: David A. Prior ★ IMDb 4.5 · 560 ratings

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Race car driver Jimmy Clayton has mind-shattering visions of young women being ruthlessly murdered. An investigative reporter catches wind of Jimmy's tale and tries to help him put the blood-soaked pieces together.

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Raw Nerve (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Action, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 4.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 33 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Fear60 %53 %25 %50 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension50 %43 %26 %31 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension55 %45 %41 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity61 %46 %57 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity57 %39 %63 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity49 %26 %51 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity40 %14 %29 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity45 %23 %21 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension61 %46 %33 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Sadness69 %55 %45 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity61 %49 %50 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity56 %46 %53 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity60 %49 %60 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity66 %56 %63 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension75 %71 %51 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension79 %78 %41 %58 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Tension79 %74 %50 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Disturbing84 %78 %56 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Tension88 %85 %47 %78 %
97.5 %≈ 90′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

R"
Randall "Tex" Cobb

R'
Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Blake Garrett

TP
Ted Prior

TP
Ted Prior

Jimmy Clayton

TL
Traci Lords

TL
Traci Lords

Gina Clayton

JV
Jan-Michael Vincent

Lt. Bruce Ellis

RW
Red West

RW
Red West

Dave

GT
Graham Timbes

GT
Graham Timbes

Sgt. Mancina

JD
Jerry Douglas Simms

YS
Yvonne Stancil

YS
Yvonne Stancil

Lori Cline

DH
Doris Hearn

Mrs. Needlemyer

DW
Donna Willard

Brenda

TB
Tracy Britton

Betty-Jo

Details

Directed by
David A. Prior
Written by
David A. Prior, Lawrence L. Simeone
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.5 · 560 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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