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Scrooged

1988 · 101 min · Director: Richard Donner ★ IMDb 6.9 · 129,956 ratings

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Francis Xavier Cross is a cynical, mean spirited television executive, he treats his loyal assistant with contempt. He just sacked a member of staff on Christmas Eve for simply disagreeing with him, and he's alienated himself from his brother who still insists on inviting Frank to Christmas dinner despite him refusing to go every year. However, Frank is forced to learn the true meaning of Christmas when he's visited by three ghosts.

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

  1. Humor30%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Inspiration. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Empathy
  • Joy

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorEmpathyJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor42 %40 %8 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor44 %41 %16 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor45 %43 %16 %1 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor51 %40 %14 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension59 %40 %18 %3 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor51 %41 %19 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor44 %40 %20 %5 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Humor48 %43 %29 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor49 %44 %35 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Humor48 %41 %34 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Humor48 %36 %36 %9 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Empathy53 %34 %46 %4 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Empathy57 %39 %50 %13 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Humor56 %40 %39 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension59 %35 %33 %9 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension66 %34 %38 %14 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension71 %35 %45 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Empathy75 %34 %57 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Joy80 %32 %65 %72 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Bill Murray

Francis Cross

JF
John Forsythe

Lew Hayward

John Glover

Bryce Cummings

Bobcat Goldthwait

Eliot Loudermilk

Robert Mitchum

Preston Rhinelander

DJ
David Johansen

Ghost of Christmas Past

Carol Kane

Ghost of Christmas Present

NP
Nicholas Phillips

Calvin Cooley

Alfre Woodard

Grace Cooley

MK
Mabel King

Gramma

JM
John Murray

James Cross

JF
Jamie Farr

Jacob Marley

RG
Robert Goulet

Self

BH
Buddy Hackett

Self

JH
John Houseman

Self

LM
Lee Majors

Self

PM
Pat McCormick

Ghost of Christmas Present (TV)

Brian Doyle-Murray

Earl Cross

Details

Directed by
Richard Donner
Written by
Mitch Glazer, Michael O'Donoghue, Charles Dickens
Type
Movies
Released
1988
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 129,956 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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