Guarding Tess
1994 · 96 min · Director: Hugh Wilson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle, widow of a former U.S. President, and close personal friend of the President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return to be her permanent detail. Doug is crushed. He wants off her detail. She is very difficult to guard and makes her detail crazy with her whims and demands. Doug returns with no idea of how to continue dealing with her.
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Guarding Tess (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Empathy25%
- Love15%
- Excitement15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Love. 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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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Relief
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Relief | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 21 % | 5 % | 2 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 32 % | 13 % | 1 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 43 % | 20 % | 1 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 49 % | 22 % | 3 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 50 % | 20 % | 4 % | 12 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 48 % | 21 % | 4 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 44 % | 28 % | 4 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 46 % | 33 % | 4 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 46 % | 31 % | 4 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 39 % | 21 % | 4 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 41 % | 11 % | 5 % | 37 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Empathy | 45 % | 8 % | 7 % | 42 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Empathy | 45 % | 18 % | 5 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 52 % | 42 % | 1 % | 37 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 65 % | 63 % | 0 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 76 % | 75 % | 1 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 86 % | 85 % | 10 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 89 % | 72 % | 38 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Relief | 85 % | 42 % | 65 % | 57 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Joe Spector
Jimmy
Barbara
Caleb Harrison
Derrick Hastings
Details
- Directed by
- Hugh Wilson
- Written by
- PJ Torokvei, Hugh Wilson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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