Beethoven
1992 · 87 min · Director: Brian Levant
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The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St Bernard. Doctor Varnick, the local vet has a secret and horrible sideline, which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on the bad doctor's list.
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Beethoven (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Smile 35%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Smile, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Love
- Relief
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Love | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 47 % | 33 % | 23 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 55 % | 35 % | 26 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Love | 59 % | 25 % | 43 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Love | 54 % | 20 % | 41 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 48 % | 21 % | 23 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 44 % | 20 % | 20 % | 4 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Love | 45 % | 29 % | 26 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 51 % | 43 % | 26 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 59 % | 51 % | 26 % | 10 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 68 % | 60 % | 33 % | 15 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Relief | 68 % | 59 % | 34 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 57 % | 48 % | 25 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 59 % | 50 % | 26 % | 8 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 74 % | 60 % | 43 % | 5 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 85 % | 64 % | 53 % | 3 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 84 % | 69 % | 48 % | 9 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 81 % | 75 % | 45 % | 21 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 85 % | 69 % | 49 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Relief | 78 % | 39 % | 50 % | 59 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Love | 62 % | 12 % | 50 % | 52 % |
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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Ted Newton
Emily Newton
Devonia Peet
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Details
- Directed by
- Brian Levant
- Written by
- John Hughes, Amy Holden Jones
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1992
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Smile
- Data updated
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