The Big Town
1987 · 109 min · Director: Harold Becker, Ben Bolt
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
J.C. Cullen arrives in Chicago in 1957 from a small town. With a talent for winning at craps, he tries to embark as a professional gambler. He breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by the dangerous and brutal George Cole, and falls for two women, one of whom is Cole's wife. He ignores advice to steer clear of both Coles. Infuriated, Cole wagers everything on the craps table, including the Gem Club itself, and he and Cullen have it out.
Emotional fingerprint
The Big Town (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Excitement 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension30%
- Excitement25%
- Love20%
- Anxiety15%
- Anger10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Excitement, Love. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Excitement
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Excitement | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 41 % | 22 % | 29 % | 33 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 22 % | 28 % | 38 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 23 % | 28 % | 40 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Excitement | 38 % | 23 % | 29 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Love | 38 % | 18 % | 27 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 28 % | 38 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Excitement | 60 % | 45 % | 48 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 52 % | 37 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 59 % | 54 % | 28 % | 45 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 45 % | 19 % | 42 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Love | 51 % | 33 % | 15 % | 32 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Love | 55 % | 36 % | 19 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 58 % | 41 % | 13 % | 27 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Love | 59 % | 48 % | 9 % | 28 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 65 % | 60 % | 17 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 40 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 78 % | 72 % | 64 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Excitement | 84 % | 76 % | 58 % | 32 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 82 % | 73 % | 28 % | 29 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 75 % | 62 % | 9 % | 25 % |
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
Dorothy Cullen
Prager
Garage Boy
Boss's Son
Madigan
Details
- Directed by
- Harold Becker, Ben Bolt
- Written by
- Clark Howard, Robert Roy Pool, Robert Roy Pool
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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