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18 Again!

1988 · 100 min · Director: Paul Flaherty ★ IMDb 5.8 · 5,581 ratings

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By means of an accident the soul of David and his swinging grandfather get swapped. While the grandfather's body is still in coma, he enjoys having a young body again and repairs some facts in David's life, who he finds not to be self-confident enough.

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18 Again! (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Happiness 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
15%Love
  1. Humor35%
  2. Love15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Happiness, Love. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Happiness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor45 %45 %12 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor46 %46 %16 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor48 %45 %25 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Love50 %43 %27 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor56 %49 %23 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor60 %57 %24 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor59 %57 %33 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Humor55 %48 %31 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Sadness51 %40 %23 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Humor51 %45 %21 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Humor55 %51 %19 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Humor56 %53 %20 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Humor55 %54 %29 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Humor56 %55 %34 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Humor63 %45 %30 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension73 %33 %27 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension74 %38 %39 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Joy69 %40 %51 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Joy69 %33 %57 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Love70 %33 %60 %25 %
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

GB
George Burns

Miriam Flynn

Betty Watson

RB
Red Buttons

Charlie

JR
Jennifer Runyon

Robin Morrison

Pauly Shore

Barrett

MJ
Michael J. Shea

First Orderly

NF
Nancy Fox

Waitress

AM
Anita Morris

Madeline

KB
Kimberlin Brown

Receptionist

TD
Tiffany Downey

Principal Dancer-Flapper

CG
Connie Gauthier

Artist's Model

DP
Darren Powell

Frat Member

MR
Michael Rider

Second Orderly

Details

Directed by
Paul Flaherty
Written by
Josh Goldstein, Jonathan Prince
Type
Movies
Released
1988
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 5,581 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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