Police
1985 · 113 min · Director: Maurice Pialat
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Mangin, a police inspector in Paris, leans hard on informants to get evidence on three Tunisian brothers who traffic in drugs. He arrests one, Simon, and his girl-friend Noria. Simon's brothers go to their lawyer. He springs Noria, who promptly steals 2 million francs that belong to the Tunisians. They suspect her of the theft; her life as well as the lawyer's is in danger. Meanwhile, Noria is playing with both the lawyer and Mangin's affections. Mangin is mercurial anyway: intimidating and bloodying suspects, falling for a police commission trainee before flipping for Noria, wearing his emotions on his sleeve. Can he save the lawyer and Noria, and can he convince her to love?
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Police (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 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 Tension, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 51 % | 49 % | 3 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 49 % | 47 % | 5 % | 22 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 52 % | 49 % | 8 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 46 % | 44 % | 9 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 41 % | 36 % | 11 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Disturbing | 50 % | 44 % | 14 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 61 % | 56 % | 16 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 58 % | 21 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 47 % | 24 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 44 % | 36 % | 18 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 39 % | 33 % | 18 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 41 % | 32 % | 21 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 49 % | 30 % | 32 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 61 % | 32 % | 43 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 65 % | 49 % | 33 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 71 % | 69 % | 22 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 76 % | 73 % | 25 % | 47 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Tension | 69 % | 59 % | 37 % | 49 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 66 % | 46 % | 54 % | 52 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Sadness | 68 % | 46 % | 63 % | 56 % |
Oedipus
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
Marie Vedret
Dédé
Rene
Simon
Nez Casse
Claude
Momo
Maxime
Jean
Barman René
Clément
Aïcha
Details
- Directed by
- Maurice Pialat
- Written by
- Maurice Pialat, Catherine Breillat, Sylvie Pialat, Jacques Fieschi, Richard Debuisne
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1985
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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