Rock Dog
2016 · 90 min · Director: Ash Brannon
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Teenage Tibetan Mastiff Bodi (Luke Wilson) is expected to be the next guard of the village of Snow Mountain, succeeding his father Khampa (J. K. Simmons), who years ago drove out a pack of gangster Grey wolves, led by the villainous Linnux (Lewis Black). Khampa has some local sheep disguised as Mastiffs to give the illusion the village has multiple guards to keep the wolves at bay, but Bodi has trouble perfecting his father's signature move the Iron Paw, which projects a powerful blast that can only happen if Bodi "finds the fire." Khampa has forbidden music in the village as it distracted Bodi from his duties when he was younger..
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Rock Dog (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Humor 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Humor25%
- Inspiration20%
- Love15%
- Joy10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Inspiration. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Animation. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.
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- Humor
- Hope
- Joy
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Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Hope | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 40 % | 33 % | 12 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 48 % | 36 % | 20 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Hope | 53 % | 35 % | 36 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 51 % | 40 % | 38 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 50 % | 44 % | 35 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 50 % | 45 % | 36 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 49 % | 48 % | 33 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 49 % | 49 % | 27 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 54 % | 55 % | 23 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 57 % | 60 % | 20 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 55 % | 56 % | 25 % | 23 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 51 % | 50 % | 36 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Hope | 51 % | 43 % | 43 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Joy | 55 % | 35 % | 34 % | 33 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 60 % | 35 % | 25 % | 16 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 66 % | 39 % | 31 % | 8 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 75 % | 38 % | 45 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Joy | 75 % | 25 % | 57 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Hope | 65 % | 10 % | 60 % | 60 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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
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Details
- Directed by
- Ash Brannon
- Written by
- Ash Brannon, Kurt Voelker, Jun Zheng, Zheng Jun
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- China, United States, United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
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