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Homer and Eddie

1989 · 100 min · Director: Andrei Konchalovsky ★ IMDb 5.3 · 2,209 ratings

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A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.

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Homer and Eddie (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Humor20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 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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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
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 intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension45 %13 %32 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy46 %20 %39 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor49 %21 %38 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor54 %21 %35 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension57 %25 %36 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor54 %16 %29 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor53 %16 %28 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension59 %26 %36 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension63 %25 %41 %57 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension60 %23 %36 %56 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension56 %26 %31 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Sadness58 %39 %44 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Empathy65 %51 %60 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Empathy66 %49 %60 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Humor64 %46 %55 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Sadness74 %64 %65 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness85 %80 %79 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Sadness85 %74 %79 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Empathy83 %66 %75 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Sadness85 %75 %78 %58 %
Riches to rags

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

Jim Belushi

Homer Lanza

Whoopi Goldberg

Eddie Cervi

RG
Robert Glaudini

Robber #2

JT
James Thiel

Twin #1

JT
Jeff Thiel

Twin #2 (as Jeffrey Thiel)

AJ
Andy Jarrell

Trucker

AR
Anne Ramsey

Edna

JM
Jim Mapp

Harmonica Player

MM
Michelle Milantoni

Fat Woman in Pizza Joint

Mickey Jones

Man at Pizza Joint

AO
Annie O'Donnell

Wife at Pizza Joint

KB
Katherine Barrese

Waitress

TH
Tad Horino

Mickey

JG
Jack Goode Jr.

Tawdry Man

EM
Ernestine McClendon

Esther

WG
Wayne Grace

Preacher

SS
Smitty Smith

Man Shoveling Snow

Details

Written by
Patrick Cirillo
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 2,209 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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