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Once Upon a Crime...

1992 · 94 min · Director: Eugene Levy, Eugene Levy ★ IMDb 5.8 · 6,506 ratings

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Phoebe and fellow American Julian Peters meet in Rome, find a lost dog, and agree to return it to Monte Carlo to split the five thousand dollar reward. Discovering the dog's owner dead, they panic and become fugitives. Other victims of misfortune also become suspects, as the plot twists and luck and judgment desert everyone.

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Once Upon a Crime... (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Confusion 25%, Surprise 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Surprise

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Humor
Curiosity
Surprise
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 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriositySurprise
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor45 %45 %25 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor45 %45 %32 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor48 %48 %34 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor51 %50 %25 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor55 %53 %20 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor63 %56 %29 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Surprise68 %57 %43 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor64 %57 %43 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor60 %55 %38 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Humor63 %55 %43 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor64 %59 %46 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Humor60 %56 %45 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity56 %50 %50 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity56 %48 %56 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Curiosity59 %50 %56 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Humor60 %55 %54 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Humor63 %55 %57 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Curiosity68 %46 %66 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Curiosity69 %43 %59 %46 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Humor67 %50 %40 %40 %
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

John Candy

Augie Morosco

Jim Belushi

Neil Schwary

Sean Young

Phoebe

RL
Richard Lewis

Julian Peters

OM
Ornella Muti

Elena Morosco

Giancarlo Giannini

Inspector Bonnard

GH
George Hamilton

Alfonso de la Pena

RS
Roberto Sbaratto

Detective Toussaint

Joss Ackland

Hercules Popodopoulos

AW
Ann Way

Housekeeper

GA
Geoffrey Andrews

Butler

CB
Caterina Boratto

Madame de Senneville

EM
Elsa Martinelli

Carla the Agent

RP
Riccardo Parisio Perrotti

Customs Officer

NR
Nino Richelmy

Customs Officer

Md
Maria de Candia

Witness

GP
Giuseppe Perruccio

Policeman

AM
Alessandro Maria Amen

Porter

FA
Franco Angrisano

Train Passenger

Details

Written by
Nancy Meyers, Rodolfo Sonego, Giorgio Arlorio, Stefano Strucchi, Charles Shyer, Steve Kluger
Type
Movies
Released
1992
Runtime
94 min
Country
Germany, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 6,506 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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