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Legal Action

2018 · 97 min · Director: Brent Christy ★ IMDb 6 · 709 ratings

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Big-city lawyer Casey McKay, is drawn to a small town by his ex-wife to defend her brother, accused of murdering a DA. He discovers a web of conspiracy that puts him face-to-face with the town's most corrupt land developer, Mr. Gates.

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Emotional fingerprint

Legal Action (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 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 Tension, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Action, Western. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
Relief
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 28 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension57 %53 %37 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension59 %51 %39 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor56 %44 %40 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension56 %46 %43 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity54 %43 %48 %1 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity51 %39 %51 %0 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity53 %44 %49 %1 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor51 %44 %43 %4 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity53 %45 %40 %8 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Humor57 %45 %45 %9 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity60 %40 %57 %6 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity57 %39 %63 %6 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity56 %46 %53 %6 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension61 %56 %45 %6 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity65 %57 %53 %8 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity66 %54 %59 %11 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Empathy71 %59 %51 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Tension79 %73 %38 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Relief71 %60 %20 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Humor52 %27 %7 %38 %
Rags to riches

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

EC
Eric Close

EC
Eric Close

Casey McKay

Tommy Flanagan

Mr. Gates

TC
Tanya Clarke

TC
Tanya Clarke

Pru

KS
Kevin Sizemore

KS
Kevin Sizemore

Jay Chambers

CJ
Christian James

CJ
Christian James

Kit Chambers

GA
Gregory Alan Williams

MA
Mark Ashworth

MA
Mark Ashworth

Geraldo

KW
Kristopher Wente

KW
Kristopher Wente

Ratchet

BL
Brian Lafontaine

Parker Myers

GB
George Bryant

Sunrise Cafe Owner

SW
Stephen Ware

Judge Jeb Thorne (as Stephen T. Ware)

JS
Jared Simon

Juror #1

EB
Elizabeth Becka

Juror #2

AE
Adam Elrod

Michael "Boots" Killby

GR
Gary Ray Moore

Jason 'Frog' Stittum

Details

Directed by
Brent Christy
Written by
Shea Sizemore
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 709 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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