License to Drive
1988 · 90 min · Director: Greg Beeman
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Les doesn't have a driving license yet, but to impress his gorgeous date Mercedes he borrows his grandpa's Cadillac for a night out... and has to witness the poor car going through more and more intense maltreatments.
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Emotional fingerprint
License to Drive (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Anxiety 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Anxiety25%
- Excitement20%
- Surprise10%
- Smile10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Anxiety, Excitement. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Anxiety and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Relief
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 45 % | 30 % | 37 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 46 % | 39 % | 29 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 46 % | 44 % | 21 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 43 % | 39 % | 24 % | 3 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 43 % | 37 % | 30 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 50 % | 41 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 53 % | 40 % | 44 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 49 % | 40 % | 40 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 51 % | 44 % | 43 % | 4 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 55 % | 43 % | 40 % | 5 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Love | 53 % | 40 % | 30 % | 10 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 53 % | 40 % | 39 % | 5 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 54 % | 38 % | 49 % | 0 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 53 % | 35 % | 48 % | 5 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 60 % | 41 % | 55 % | 10 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 65 % | 48 % | 56 % | 16 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Relief | 63 % | 45 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 65 % | 48 % | 55 % | 24 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Humor | 66 % | 57 % | 46 % | 38 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Humor | 65 % | 63 % | 25 % | 50 % |
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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
Charles
Natalie's DMV Examiner
Rudy
Dean's Mom
Dean's Sister
Dropout #1 (as Bernie Polk)
Dropout #2 (as Jon Pochron)
Details
- Directed by
- Greg Beeman
- Written by
- Neil Tolkin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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