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Back to the Future Part II

1989 · 108 min · Director: Robert Zemeckis ★ IMDb 7.8 · 631,636 ratings

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Marty McFly has only just gotten back from the past, when he is once again picked up by Dr. Emmett Brown and sent through time to the future. Marty's job in the future is to pose as his own son to prevent him from being thrown in prison. Unfortunately, things get worse when the future changes the present.

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Emotional fingerprint

Back to the Future Part II (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Tension
Curiosity
Relief
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 28 %, then peaks around 53 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity60 %22 %60 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity59 %28 %56 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor60 %39 %41 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension63 %51 %31 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity57 %46 %41 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity54 %41 %46 %10 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension61 %54 %44 %6 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension70 %64 %50 %6 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Tension74 %64 %56 %3 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Tension76 %65 %59 %0 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension77 %70 %56 %5 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Tension73 %65 %51 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Curiosity63 %54 %50 %6 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Tension56 %51 %44 %3 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Humor57 %55 %35 %6 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension65 %63 %31 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Tension74 %68 %26 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Relief80 %65 %35 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Surprise82 %60 %57 %57 %
97.5 %≈ 105′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

Thomas F. Wilson

Biff Tannen / Griff

Elisabeth Shue

Jennifer

James Tolkan

Strickland

JW
Jeffrey Weissman

George McFly

Billy Zane

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JC
J.J. Cohen

Skinhead

EC
E. Casanova Evans

Video Waiter (Michael Jackson)

JK
Jay Koch

Video Waiter (Ronald Reagan)

CG
Charles Gherardi

Video Waiter (Ayatollah Khomeini)

RD
Ricky Dean Logan

Data (Griff Gang)

DV
Darlene Vogel

Spike (Griff Gang)

Jason Scott Lee

Whitey (Griff Gang)

Elijah Wood

Video Game Boy

JT
John Thornton

Video Game Boy

TS
Theo Schwartz

Hoverboard Girl

Details

Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 631,636 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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