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Power

1986 · 111 min · Director: Sidney Lumet ★ IMDb 5.7 · 3,799 ratings

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After a close friend drops out of politics, a political consultant helping to find a replacement finds a web of corruption and deceit as well.

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Power (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 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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  1. Anger30%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Curiosity
Tension
Hope
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 43 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension65 %37 %54 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor51 %37 %32 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity46 %40 %25 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness48 %40 %28 %7 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity44 %39 %28 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity43 %42 %31 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity47 %43 %32 %7 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Sadness47 %39 %27 %7 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity40 %32 %27 %6 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Tension42 %35 %36 %4 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity50 %46 %43 %6 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity57 %53 %48 %8 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Tension56 %49 %48 %7 %
67.5 %≈ 75′Curiosity49 %43 %43 %7 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension56 %51 %50 %7 %
77.5 %≈ 86′Curiosity66 %56 %60 %10 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Tension68 %44 %58 %27 %
87.5 %≈ 97′Hope64 %34 %46 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 103′Sadness58 %28 %28 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 108′Hope57 %18 %15 %52 %
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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

Denzel Washington

Arnold Billings

Julie Christie

Ellen Freeman

Kate Capshaw

Sydney Betterman

E.G. Marshall

Senator Sam Hastings

J.T. Walsh

Jerome Cade

BS
Beatrice Straight

Claire Hastings

FW
Fritz Weaver

Wallace Furman

EK
E. Katherine Kerr

Irene Furman

ML
Michael Learned

Gov. Andrea Stannard

OT
Omar Torres

Roberto Cepeda

PR
Polly Rowles

Lucille DeWitt

MS
Matt Salinger

Phillip Aarons

TM
Tom Mardirosian

Sheikh

RG
Ricardo Gallarzo Jr.

Interpreter (as Ricardo Gallarzo)

JJ
Jessica James

Helen

GK
Glenn Kezer

Frank McKusker

DN
Douglas Newell

David Garber

SH
Scott Harlan

Ralph Andropwicz

Details

Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Written by
David Himmelstein
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 3,799 ratings
Feels mostly
Anger
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