Airborne
1993 · 91 min · Director: Rob Bowman
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Mitchell Goosen is a California teenager who loves to surf and rollerblade. When his zoologist parents are given a grant to work in Australia, they can't take Mitchell so they send him to Cincinnati, Ohio to stay with his aunt, uncle, and cousin Wiley--who will be his roommate for the next six months. At his new school Mitchell gets on the bad side of the high-school hockey players, so he and Wiley endure weeks of torture from them. Until they all must learn to get along and team up to beat the Central High School rivals in a competition down the Devil's Backbone.
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Airborne (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Excitement25%
- Empathy20%
- Relief10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Sport. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Excitement
- Tension
- Humor
Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Excitement | Tension | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 38 % | 13 % | 8 % | 32 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 43 % | 10 % | 11 % | 40 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 46 % | 9 % | 21 % | 46 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 49 % | 15 % | 33 % | 45 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 51 % | 25 % | 38 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 55 % | 26 % | 34 % | 43 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sympathy | 56 % | 19 % | 24 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Love | 54 % | 23 % | 10 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Love | 54 % | 31 % | 6 % | 36 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 55 % | 26 % | 20 % | 45 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Love | 56 % | 15 % | 39 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sympathy | 54 % | 13 % | 45 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 51 % | 24 % | 44 % | 28 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 58 % | 40 % | 50 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Excitement | 66 % | 55 % | 59 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Excitement | 75 % | 66 % | 70 % | 15 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 79 % | 70 % | 73 % | 11 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Excitement | 65 % | 55 % | 48 % | 14 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Love | 45 % | 30 % | 18 % | 8 % |
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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
Nikki
Blane
Walt
Tony Banducci
Mark Banducci
Mr. Goosen
Mrs. Goosen
Basketball Announcer
Sean
Alexis (as Jessica Boevers)
Debbie
Mr. Cauley
Details
- Directed by
- Rob Bowman
- Written by
- Bill Apablasa, Stephen McEveety
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1993
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
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