Straight Talk
1992 · 91 min · Director: Barnet Kellman
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural, and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local reporter starts digging for the truth. Problem is, the more he is around her, the more he fancies her.
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Straight Talk (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Love 25%, Happiness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Love25%
- Happiness20%
- Anticipation15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Happiness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love 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
- Hope
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Hope | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 55 % | 43 % | 25 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Hope | 59 % | 36 % | 38 % | 1 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 56 % | 38 % | 32 % | 5 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 50 % | 45 % | 28 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 52 % | 52 % | 29 % | 4 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 61 % | 56 % | 36 % | 4 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Hope | 64 % | 50 % | 53 % | 5 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Hope | 65 % | 54 % | 55 % | 9 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 66 % | 64 % | 45 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 63 % | 59 % | 40 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Love | 61 % | 49 % | 34 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 64 % | 49 % | 28 % | 19 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 61 % | 51 % | 30 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Love | 57 % | 48 % | 33 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Love | 63 % | 51 % | 33 % | 59 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Love | 70 % | 48 % | 25 % | 56 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 73 % | 24 % | 20 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 70 % | 14 % | 32 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 69 % | 29 % | 53 % | 35 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Hope | 72 % | 43 % | 67 % | 47 % |
Icarus
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
Details
- Directed by
- Barnet Kellman
- Written by
- Craig Bolotin, Patricia Resnick
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1992
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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