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Sidekicks

1992 · 101 min · Director: Aaron Norris ★ IMDb 5.3 · 11,109 ratings

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Barry is an asthmatic kid having trouble in life. He lives with his father, a computer programmer, in Texas. Barry is struggling to get by in life, dealing with his rough school life, bullies, as well as his health. Barry's only source of enjoyment is fantasizing that he is with Chuck Norris. Barry becomes sick of getting picked on by the bigger guys, and decides to learn karate, in hopes of one day meeting the great Chuck Norris.

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Sidekicks (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Excitement 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor20%
  2. Hope15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Excitement, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Excitement and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Inspiration
  • Joy
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Joy

Inspiration
Joy
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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 dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityInspirationJoyEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension53 %10 %10 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy55 %11 %9 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor54 %15 %8 %51 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Empathy53 %19 %11 %44 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor54 %23 %18 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor59 %23 %16 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Empathy64 %20 %10 %50 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Empathy69 %21 %8 %68 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Empathy73 %31 %14 %66 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Inspiration66 %50 %24 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Inspiration59 %59 %28 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Inspiration59 %49 %31 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Humor59 %38 %35 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Inspiration60 %44 %41 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Joy65 %50 %51 %27 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Joy68 %49 %55 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Joy70 %53 %55 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension76 %60 %54 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Inspiration80 %68 %59 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Joy78 %67 %68 %30 %
Rags to riches

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

JB
Jonathan Brandis

Barry Gabrewski

JB
Jonathan Brandis

Beau Bridges

Jerry Gabrewski

Mako

Mr. Lee

JN
Julia Nickson

Noreen Chan

JP
Joe Piscopo

Kelly Stone

JB
John Buchanan

Randy Cellini

DL
Dennis Letts

Man with dog

DB
David Born

Businessman

KM
Keefe Millard

Dr. Millard

SL
Samantha Lloyd

Female Ninja

Details

Directed by
Aaron Norris
Written by
Galen Thompson, Lou Illar
Type
Movies
Released
1992
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 11,109 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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