Some Kind of Wonderful
1987 · 95 min · Director: Howard Deutch
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When Keith goes out with Amanda, the girl of his dreams, Amanda's ex-boyfriend plans to get back at Keith. Meanwhile, Keith's best friend, tomboy Watts, realizes she has feelings for Keith.
Emotional fingerprint
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Love30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Nostalgia15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Empathy and Sadness. 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
- Empathy
- Love
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Love | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 34 % | 19 % | 7 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 37 % | 20 % | 10 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 39 % | 23 % | 10 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 41 % | 27 % | 8 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 41 % | 28 % | 10 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 42 % | 28 % | 14 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 42 % | 30 % | 13 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 41 % | 29 % | 11 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 42 % | 31 % | 11 % | 38 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 52 % | 38 % | 11 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 58 % | 42 % | 13 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 53 % | 40 % | 25 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Love | 54 % | 42 % | 35 % | 33 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 56 % | 44 % | 28 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Humor | 50 % | 33 % | 25 % | 32 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 53 % | 38 % | 31 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 69 % | 57 % | 27 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 75 % | 59 % | 23 % | 63 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 75 % | 53 % | 42 % | 51 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Love | 79 % | 50 % | 66 % | 27 % |
Man in a hole
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
Mia
Party Guest
Holly
Carol Nelson
Friend
Details
- Directed by
- Howard Deutch
- Written by
- John Hughes
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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