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Runaway Train

1985 · 111 min · Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy, Andrei Konchalovsky ★ IMDb 7.2 · 37,713 ratings

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Two convicts escape from a prison situated in the snowy desolated Alaska. After a taxing cross-country walk n a swim across a freezing river, the two fellas board an empty train but their joy is interrupted when the old driver falls off due to heart attack and the train accelerates.

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Emotional fingerprint

Runaway Train (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Excitement 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 Tension, Anxiety, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sympathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Fear
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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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension55 %52 %20 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension60 %59 %28 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension65 %64 %35 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Hope65 %61 %36 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension65 %60 %41 %32 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Hope65 %61 %45 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Tension68 %66 %45 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Tension71 %71 %48 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Tension76 %76 %56 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Tension78 %76 %56 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Tension74 %71 %51 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Tension76 %75 %60 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Tension80 %80 %64 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 75′Tension80 %80 %59 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension83 %83 %60 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 86′Tension85 %85 %62 %55 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 97′Tension90 %87 %73 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 103′Tension90 %88 %72 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 108′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

KT
Kyle T. Heffner

Frank Barstow

John P. Ryan

Ranken

TC
T.K. Carter

Dave Prince

KM
Kenneth McMillan

Eddie MacDonald

SP
Stacey Pickren

Ruby

WW
Walter Wyatt

Conlan

EB
Edward Bunker

Jonah

RC
Reid Cruickshanks

Al Turner

DW
Dan Wray

Fat Con

ML
Michael Lee Gogin

Short Con

JB
John Bloom

Tall Con

Hank Worden

Old Con

DF
Dennis Franz

Cop (uncredited)

JO
John Otrin

Cat Con

NA
Norman Alexander Gibbs

Queen Con

Details

Directed by
Andrey Konchalovskiy, Andrei Konchalovsky
Written by
Akira Kurosawa, Djordje Milicevic, Paul Zindel, Edward Bunker
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 37,713 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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