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Mystic Pizza

1988 · 104 min · Director: Donald Petrie ★ IMDb 6.4 · 38,356 ratings

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Sisters Kat and Daisy work along with Jojo at the pizza parlour in Mystic, Connecticut. Kat, shortly off to Yale, finds herself drawn to a local architect she is babysitting for, while her more tearaway sister starts dating a guy from the money side of the tracks. Jojo leaves her man at the altar; she loves him but shies away from commitment. Meanwhile the fame of the pizza continues to spread; it seems to contain something almost ..... mystic.

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Mystic Pizza (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Empathy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Love
20%Humor
  1. Love30%
  2. Humor20%
  3. Joy15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Love, Empathy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Empathy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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  • Joy
  • Empathy
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Joy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyEmpathyHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor32 %10 %12 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor33 %13 %16 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor34 %19 %14 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor36 %24 %11 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor36 %21 %16 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor34 %16 %21 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Joy31 %18 %20 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor31 %19 %18 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor35 %19 %23 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor41 %24 %25 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Humor50 %23 %21 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension55 %11 %29 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Empathy54 %4 %39 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension54 %4 %39 %14 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension58 %5 %45 %13 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sadness61 %4 %55 %13 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Tension63 %5 %55 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Sadness64 %21 %48 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Joy63 %45 %36 %31 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Joy58 %53 %30 %42 %
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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

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William R. Moses

Tim

AS
Adam Storke

Charlie

JM
Joanna Merlin

Mrs. Arujo

PR
Porscha Radcliffe

Phoebe

AW
Arthur Walsh

Manny

JF
John Fiore

Jake

GA
Gene Amoroso

Mr. Barboza

SF
Sheila Ferrini

Mrs. Barboza

JZ
Janet Zarish

Nicole

LT
Louis Turenne

Everyday Gourmet

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Lauren O'Brien

Serena

JC
John Cunningham

Mr. Windsor

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Ann Flood

Polly Windsor

Suzanne Shepherd

Aunt Tweedy

Matt Damon

Steamer

Details

Directed by
Donald Petrie
Written by
Amy Holden Jones, Perry Howze, Randy Howze, Alfred Uhry
Type
Movies
Released
1988
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 38,356 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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