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Real Men

1987 · 85 min · Director: Dennis Feldman ★ IMDb 5.9 · 5,461 ratings

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Jim Belushi plays a super-competent secret agent on the trail of Russian thugs. John Ritter plays a milquetoast dad who gets mixed up in the caper. The story follows their adventures over the course of a week, in which Ritter develops some guts and Belushi gets in touch with his sensitive side.

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Real Men (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity58 %45 %48 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor58 %50 %44 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity50 %45 %35 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor50 %45 %36 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor57 %53 %44 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor59 %56 %36 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor59 %57 %34 %5 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor63 %59 %50 %1 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Humor68 %64 %58 %8 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Humor68 %66 %44 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Humor61 %61 %29 %15 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Humor59 %58 %33 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Humor64 %61 %43 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Humor68 %66 %40 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Humor65 %64 %33 %14 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Humor64 %53 %36 %9 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Empathy70 %48 %53 %32 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Relief74 %56 %54 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Humor70 %62 %37 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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

Jim Belushi

Nick Pirandello

John Ritter

Bob Wilson

BB
Barbara Barrie

Mom Pirandello

BM
Bill Morey

Millard Cunard

IJ
Isa Jank

Dolly

GB
Gail Barle

Sherry

MH
Mark Herrier

Bradshaw

MB
Matthew Brooks

Bob Wilson, Jr.

MD
Mariah Dobson

Heather Wilson

SC
Stephen Corvin

Russian Agent

CW
Charles Walker

Mahoney

DT
Dyanne Thorne

Dad Pirandello

DD
Don Dolan

Ufoe

ME
Mary E. Thompson

Elderly Woman

SS
Suzee Slater

Woman in Bed

James Le Gros

Buddy MacGruder

RB
Richard Brestoff

Henderson

DB
Drew Blake Gordon

Bully

HG
Hugh Gordon

Bully

Details

Directed by
Dennis Feldman
Written by
Dennis Feldman
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 5,461 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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