Men at Work
1990 · 99 min · Director: Emilio Estevez
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Carl and James are two pleasant but unambitious garbage men. Carl has a telescope with which he observes his neighbors. One evening he sees a man giving a female neighbor a hard time. As she leaves he shoots the man with a pellet gun. Hiding, he and James miss two men strangling the man and leaving with the body. When he appears in a can on their route they are afraid and hide the body, fearing that they may be implicated in the death. Trying to crack the case, they spy on the woman, join up with a slightly to majorly crazed Vietnam vet, kidnap a pizza man and help to protect the ecology.
Emotional fingerprint
Men at Work (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Excitement25%
- Surprise15%
- Empathy15%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 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
- Humor
- Tension
- Excitement
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Excitement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 51 % | 17 % | 45 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 48 % | 34 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 46 % | 44 % | 22 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 44 % | 27 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 53 % | 48 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 55 % | 50 % | 41 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 57 % | 53 % | 46 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 54 % | 50 % | 46 % | 17 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 41 % | 38 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 47 % | 41 % | 38 % | 14 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 55 % | 46 % | 48 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 59 % | 50 % | 53 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 62 % | 51 % | 55 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 62 % | 48 % | 56 % | 41 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Humor | 64 % | 45 % | 59 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 71 % | 45 % | 66 % | 54 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Excitement | 75 % | 46 % | 70 % | 63 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 75 % | 50 % | 69 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Humor | 66 % | 53 % | 51 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Humor | 53 % | 50 % | 25 % | 23 % |
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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
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Details
- Directed by
- Emilio Estevez
- Written by
- Emilio Estevez
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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