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Tricky Brains

1991 · 110 min · Director: Jing Wong, Wong Jing ★ IMDb 7 · 3,456 ratings

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A trickster-for-hire, known as the Tricky Expert, is hired to ruin the lives of a father and son by making them think that he's a part of the family.

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Tricky Brains (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Joy 25%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Surprise
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Humor
Surprise
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSurpriseTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor68 %68 %38 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor58 %55 %27 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor53 %48 %25 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor61 %59 %35 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Humor70 %70 %38 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Humor73 %73 %34 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Humor66 %66 %29 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Humor59 %55 %25 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Humor61 %54 %28 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Humor68 %64 %31 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Humor69 %68 %31 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Humor65 %61 %29 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Humor64 %53 %29 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Sympathy64 %46 %27 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Humor63 %49 %26 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Humor64 %48 %29 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Tension68 %49 %31 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Humor74 %65 %39 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Humor76 %73 %50 %44 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Humor73 %68 %57 %27 %
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

RK
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam

Lucy Ching

CY
Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching

Banana Fung

WJ
Wong Jing

Chiu

BH
Bau Hon-Lam

Mr. Ching

JC
John Ching Tung

Ultimate Tricky Expert

MC
Mannor Chan Man-Na

Yan Chi's Ex-lover

SF
Shing Fui-On

Mr. Chu

YM
Yu Miu-Lin

Mrs. Chu

LF
Lo Fan

Sharky

CC
Charlie Cho Cha-Lee

Single Eyes

JJ
Jo Jo Ngan Lai-Yue

Banana's Hired Whore

BK
Benz Kong To-Hoi

Mr. Kut Chun

BL
Bill Lung Biu

Bald Disco Rascal

JL
Jameson Lam Wa-Fan

Details

Directed by
Jing Wong, Wong Jing
Written by
Jing Wong, Wong Jing, Albert Mak Kai-Kwong
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
110 min
Country
Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 3,456 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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