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The Fugitives

1986 · 85 min · Director: Francis Veber ★ IMDb 7 · 9,086 ratings

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Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen. But when he is taken hostage in a bank by a hare-brained robber, no cops can believe he is not part of this action.

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The Fugitives (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 25%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Empathy
Tension
Humor
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 3 %, then peaks around 53 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor48 %20 %30 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension62 %23 %52 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension75 %30 %71 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension76 %38 %73 %50 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension68 %44 %61 %44 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Empathy64 %55 %43 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Empathy65 %59 %38 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Tension65 %44 %51 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Tension65 %35 %63 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension73 %53 %60 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Empathy83 %75 %59 %27 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Tension82 %73 %58 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Relief71 %59 %35 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Empathy69 %64 %29 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Empathy77 %75 %56 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Tension82 %79 %75 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Empathy79 %78 %70 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Empathy73 %59 %60 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Humor75 %45 %49 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Relief78 %57 %32 %58 %
Man in a hole

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

Gérard Depardieu

Jean Lucas

Maurice Barrier

Superintendent Duroc

JB
Jean Benguigui

Labib, chef de bar

RB
Roland Blanche

Idriss, l'homme de main de Labib

AB
Anaïs Bret

Jeanne

PL
Philippe Lelièvre

Adjoint de Duroc

YA
Yveline Ailhaud

Femme-flic

DP
Didier Pain

Maître-chien

EA
Eric Averlant

le barman du café du rond-point

SB
Stéphane Boucher

Policier dans la camionnette

AK
Arno Klarsfeld

Le journaliste qui interviewe Lucas

PM
Patrick Massieu

Policier au commissariat

CS
Christian Sinniger

Policier au commissariat

MA
Marc Adjadj

AA
Alain Algara

JB
Jean-Pierre Becker

PB
Pierre Belot

Details

Directed by
Francis Veber
Written by
Francis Veber
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
85 min
Country
France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 9,086 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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