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Almost an Angel

1990 · 95 min · Director: John Cornell ★ IMDb 5.6 · 5,362 ratings

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Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl's life. While in the hospital, he dreams that God visits him and tells him he's an Angel, and must start doing good things to make up for his past life. Not believing it at first, he soon becomes convinced he must be an Angel. Not having any Angel powers yet, he must use his own experiences and talents to make good things happen.

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Almost an Angel (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Joy 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor30%
  2. Joy25%

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

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Hope
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Humor
Hope
Empathy
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 dips around 38 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorHopeEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor50 %40 %12 %19 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension55 %40 %19 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor58 %49 %26 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor56 %54 %28 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor51 %49 %30 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor48 %44 %31 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor46 %41 %31 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Hope44 %39 %29 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor48 %43 %21 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Humor53 %48 %20 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Humor56 %39 %24 %37 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Sadness64 %35 %29 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Humor60 %45 %36 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Hope50 %46 %36 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Humor50 %44 %35 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Hope51 %45 %36 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Humor58 %38 %33 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Sadness75 %22 %39 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Sadness76 %20 %50 %69 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Hope63 %31 %52 %52 %
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

Elias Koteas

Steve Garner

DL
Doreen Lang

Mrs. Garner

DS
Douglas Seale

Father

Larry Miller

Teller

SH
Stephanie Hodge

Diner Waitress

David Alan Grier

Det. Bill

RV
Randy Vasquez

Hood Nervo at Bank

PV
Peter Vasquez

Thug

MA
Michael Alldredge

Det. Sgt. Freebody

RW
Ruth Warshawsky

Irene Bealeman

PB
Parley Baer

George Bealeman

RS
Robert Sutton

Guido

SB
Steven Brill

2nd Male Teller

RG
Richard Grove

Uniformed Cop

HL
Hal Landon Jr.

Paradise Bar Local

Details

Directed by
John Cornell
Written by
Paul Hogan
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 5,362 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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