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Say Anything

1989 · 100 min · Director: Cameron Crowe ★ IMDb 7.3 · 104,848 ratings

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High school senior Lloyd Dobler wants nothing more than to go out with beautiful and intelligent Diane Court. Lloyd attempts to win her heart over the objections of her over-protective father before Diane leaves for a scholarship in England.

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Say Anything (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Humor 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Love
25%Humor
  1. Love30%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Humor and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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 28 %, then rises around 48 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor45 %22 %17 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Hope44 %26 %19 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Hope44 %29 %15 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Hope45 %24 %6 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Hope43 %20 %10 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor40 %23 %23 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Love41 %29 %23 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Love43 %30 %14 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor41 %25 %14 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Humor46 %32 %16 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Love56 %48 %14 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Love60 %48 %26 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Sadness64 %38 %52 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Sadness66 %30 %65 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Sadness65 %24 %59 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension71 %16 %56 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sadness80 %29 %60 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Love79 %56 %51 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Hope73 %65 %42 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

John Cusack

Lloyd Dobler

IS
Ione Skye

Ione Skye

Diane Court

Lili Taylor

Corey Flood

AB
Amy Brooks

D.C.

Pamela Adlon

Rebecca

JG
Jason Gould

Mike Cameron

JG
Johnny Green

Luke

PO
Patrick O'Neill

Denny

DW
Don Wilson

Sparring Partner

Bebe Neuwirth

Mrs. Evans

Eric Stoltz

Vahlere

Joan Cusack

Constance Dobler

Richard Portnow

Agent Stewart

CP
Chynna Phillips

Mimi

SS
Stephen Shortridge

Ray

Details

Directed by
Cameron Crowe
Written by
Cameron Crowe
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 104,848 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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