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Highway Patrolman

1991 · 104 min · Director: Alex Cox, Alex Cox ★ IMDb 7.1 · 1,235 ratings

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A naïve rookie in the Mexican highway patrol must adapt in order to survive as he contends with widespread corruption, dangerous drug runners and the consequences of his often morally gray actions.

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Highway Patrolman (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 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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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 57 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor40 %20 %22 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy41 %18 %25 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor43 %18 %21 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor39 %21 %19 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor36 %21 %21 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Disturbing39 %19 %25 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor43 %24 %25 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension58 %46 %32 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Sadness70 %57 %52 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Empathy69 %50 %55 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing76 %63 %44 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension88 %73 %50 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Sadness79 %54 %57 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Humor64 %40 %52 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Sadness69 %50 %50 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension79 %57 %52 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Sadness80 %48 %63 %57 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 96′Tension72 %53 %45 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Empathy68 %37 %55 %47 %
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

RS
Roberto Sosa

RS
Roberto Sosa

Pedro

BB
Bruno Bichir

Anibal

ZS
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Sargento Barreras

MM
Mike Moroff

MD
Malena Doria

Abuela

AF
Arturo Farfán

EG
Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Comandante Navarro

TI
Towi Islas

Emilio

AB
Ana Bertha Espín

MM
Mike Moroff

Comandante Sanchez

JR
Jorge Russek

Sr. Mateos

AB
Ana Bertha Espín

Sra. Sanchez

EL
Eduardo López Rojas

Sr. Rojas

MN
Maricruz Nájera

Sra. Rojas

AC
Adyari Chazaro

Isabel

CÁ
Carlos Álvarez

Luis

KB
Karl Braun

Gringo #1

AC
Alex Cox

Gringo #2

RS
Ronen Stoliar

Gringo #3

GR
Guillermo Ríos

Teniente Perez

Details

Directed by
Alex Cox, Alex Cox
Written by
Lorenzo O'Brien
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
104 min
Country
Japan, Mexico
Genres
Drama, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 1,235 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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