Life Stinks
1991 · 92 min · Director: Mel Brooks
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Sticking to great comedy in a way no one else can, Mel Brooks plays a wealthy business man who finds himself getting suckered into a bet with a rival business over the worst slum area of L.A. They both want to develop on it and both own half. Mel agrees to living as a homeless person in this neighborhood. If he can make it 30 days without his wallet or anything else, then the rival will sign over his half of the property. It's full of visual gags, one liners and even some heart warming scenes. Mel's character learns a lot along the way.
Emotional fingerprint
Life Stinks (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 32%, Empathy 24%, Happiness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor32%
- Empathy24%
- Happiness20%
- Inspiration14%
- Sadness10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Happiness. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Happiness. 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 61/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 40 % | 38 % | 12 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 41 % | 39 % | 9 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 44 % | 43 % | 13 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 45 % | 45 % | 24 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 50 % | 43 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 57 % | 43 % | 40 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 57 % | 46 % | 41 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Empathy | 58 % | 46 % | 43 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 59 % | 45 % | 40 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 63 % | 36 % | 48 % | 36 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 74 % | 25 % | 64 % | 63 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 75 % | 29 % | 60 % | 60 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Joy | 69 % | 39 % | 46 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 66 % | 43 % | 46 % | 34 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 65 % | 41 % | 53 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 68 % | 34 % | 60 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Empathy | 70 % | 34 % | 56 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 72 % | 50 % | 40 % | 15 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Joy | 74 % | 59 % | 29 % | 5 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Humor | 70 % | 58 % | 20 % | 2 % |
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
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Maynard
Details
- Directed by
- Mel Brooks
- Written by
- Rudy De Luca, Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Steve Haberman, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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