Top Gun
1986 · 110 min · Director: Tony Scott
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Call-sign "Maverick", LT Pete Mitchell, the impetuous daredevil Navy-pilot ace, is accepted into Miramar's elite Fighter School, also known as "Top Gun". There, as the impulsive pilot competes with the best of the best, not only will he meet Charlie, the flying school's curvaceous astrophysics instructor, but also the brilliant and highly competitive fellow student, "Iceman", with whom right from the start, he will engage in a reckless contest. As Maverick is haunted by his father's mysterious death, will he be able to suppress his wild nature to win the prestigious Top Gun Trophy?
Emotional fingerprint
Top Gun (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Tension25%
- Love20%
- Anxiety15%
- Nostalgia10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Love. Genres: Drama, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Relief
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 54 % | 53 % | 2 % | 4 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 65 % | 63 % | 10 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 62 % | 53 % | 16 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 52 % | 29 % | 10 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 53 % | 24 % | 5 % | 3 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 56 % | 38 % | 6 % | 7 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 53 % | 41 % | 11 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Love | 49 % | 29 % | 23 % | 7 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Love | 49 % | 23 % | 26 % | 6 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 52 % | 34 % | 13 % | 5 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 60 % | 46 % | 4 % | 6 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Love | 72 % | 54 % | 25 % | 5 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 83 % | 61 % | 64 % | 5 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 82 % | 46 % | 79 % | 9 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 73 % | 31 % | 63 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Relief | 72 % | 48 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 84 % | 78 % | 14 % | 18 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 91 % | 70 % | 7 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Relief | 89 % | 36 % | 5 % | 66 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
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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Details
- Directed by
- Tony Scott
- Written by
- Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Ehud Yonay
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1986
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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