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Manhunter

1986 · 120 min · Director: Michael Mann ★ IMDb 7.2 · 94,207 ratings

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Will Graham (William Petersen) is a former F.B.I. Agent who recently retired to Florida with his wife Molly (Kim Greist) and their young son, Kevin (David Seaman). Graham was a "profiler", one who profiles criminal's behavior and tries to put his mind into the minds of criminals to examine their thoughts while visiting crime scenes. Will is called out of his self-imposed retirement at the request of his former boss Jack Crawford (Dennis Farina) to help the F.B.I. catch an elusive serial killer, known to the press as the "Tooth Fairy" (Tom Noonan), who randomly kills whole families in their houses during nights of the full moon and leaves bite marks on his victims. To try to search for clues to get into the mind of the killer, Will has occasional meetings with Dr. Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox), a charismatic, but very dangerous imprisoned serial killer that Will captured years earlier which nearly drove him insane from the horrific encounter that nearly cost Will's life. With some help and hindrance, Will races against the clock before the next full moon when the "Tooth Fairy" will strike again. Elsewhere, a local photographer named Francis Dollarhyde, the killer for whom Will is looking, struggles to stay undetected while seeing a hope of redemption when be begins a relationship with a blind woman (Joan Allen) who is not aware of his double life.

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Manhunter (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Disturbing 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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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Disturbing, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Disturbing and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 53 %, then dips around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity43 %37 %20 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Disturbing54 %41 %41 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Disturbing65 %48 %61 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity65 %54 %59 %53 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension57 %54 %44 %49 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity53 %49 %35 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity58 %50 %38 %60 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity61 %53 %35 %63 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Tension68 %64 %45 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Disturbing83 %81 %74 %32 %
52.5 %≈ 63′Disturbing85 %80 %74 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 69′Empathy68 %56 %40 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity53 %34 %24 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 81′Disturbing55 %34 %40 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 87′Disturbing64 %48 %56 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 93′Disturbing70 %60 %55 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 99′Curiosity75 %70 %43 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 105′Tension83 %80 %37 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 111′Tension83 %65 %31 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 117′Relief73 %32 %15 %13 %
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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

WP
William Petersen

William L. Petersen

Will Graham

Tom Noonan

Francis Dollarhyde

Dennis Farina

Jack Crawford

Brian Cox

Dr. Hannibal Lecktor

Stephen Lang

Freddy Lounds

DS
David Seaman

Kevin Graham

BH
Benjamin Hendrickson

Dr. Frederick Chilton

MT
Michael Talbott

Geehan

Dan Butler

Jimmy Price

PP
Paul Perri

Dr. Sidney Bloom

PC
Patricia Charbonneau

Mrs. Sherman

AN
Alexandra Neil

Eileen

Frankie Faison

Lt. Fisk

Garcelle Beauvais

Young Housebuyer

JC
Joanne Camp

Mother on Plane

DA
David Allen Brooks

Mr. Leeds

KS
Kin Shriner

Mr. Sherman

Details

Directed by
Michael Mann
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 94,207 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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