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Don't Drink the Water

1994 · 91 min · Director: Woody Allen ★ IMDb 6.2 · 4,146 ratings

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Somewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an international spying incident when Walter photographs a sunset in a sensitive region. In order to stay out of jail, the Hollanders take refuge in the American Embassy, which is temporarily being run by the absent Ambassador's diplomatically incompetent son, Axel.

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Don't Drink the Water (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Confusion 20%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%
  2. Relief15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Hope

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor38 %32 %23 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor51 %48 %28 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor60 %57 %35 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor55 %54 %31 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor50 %50 %23 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor55 %55 %19 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor61 %61 %20 %3 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor59 %59 %23 %4 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Humor51 %49 %23 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor52 %43 %35 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension63 %50 %45 %15 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor68 %60 %41 %8 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Humor66 %61 %45 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Humor61 %55 %48 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension58 %49 %46 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Humor59 %50 %48 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Humor63 %54 %53 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Humor64 %56 %54 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Humor65 %55 %36 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Relief72 %52 %18 %42 %
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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

Josef Sommer

Ambassador Magee

EH
Ed Herlihy

Robert Stanton

Mr. Burns

Edward Herrmann

Mr. Kilroy

Rosemary Murphy

Miss Pritchard

Michael J. Fox

Axel Magee

Julie Kavner

Marion Hollander

MB
Mayim Bialik

Susan Hollander

EV
Ed Van Nuys

Embassy Staff

SR
Skip Rose

Embassy Staff

LC
Leonid Citer

Policeman

SK
Stas Kmiec

Policeman

VH
Vít Hořejš

Krojack

ST
Sándor Técsy

Krojack's Colleague

Austin Pendleton

Chef Oscar

Dom DeLuise

Father Drobney

Erick Avari

Emir's Aide

BM
Brian McConnachie

Washington Reporter

Details

Directed by
Woody Allen
Written by
Woody Allen
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 4,146 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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