Nobody's Fool
1994 · 110 min · Director: Robert Benton
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Sully is a rascally ne'er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker's compensation suit for a bad knee, he secretly works for his nemesis Carl, and flirts with Carl's young wife Toby. Sully's long-forgotten son and his family have moved back to town, so Sully faces unfamiliar family responsibilities. Meanwhile, Sully's landlady's banker son plots to push through a new development and evict Sully from his mother's life.
Emotional fingerprint
Nobody's Fool (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 28%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor28%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Satisfaction15%
- Sadness12%
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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 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Hope
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Hope | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 34 % | 22 % | 8 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 36 % | 24 % | 9 % | 31 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 38 % | 22 % | 10 % | 35 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 38 % | 17 % | 9 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 40 % | 23 % | 14 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 42 % | 34 % | 22 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 41 % | 29 % | 15 % | 32 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 44 % | 28 % | 13 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 48 % | 39 % | 22 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 42 % | 37 % | 24 % | 27 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Humor | 44 % | 39 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Empathy | 53 % | 47 % | 27 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 54 % | 44 % | 18 % | 19 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 51 % | 41 % | 15 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Empathy | 46 % | 39 % | 19 % | 32 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Humor | 46 % | 38 % | 23 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Empathy | 49 % | 43 % | 33 % | 33 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Hope | 52 % | 46 % | 43 % | 27 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Hope | 51 % | 48 % | 42 % | 24 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Hope | 48 % | 47 % | 39 % | 23 % |
Cinderella
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
Will Sullivan
Wacker Sullivan
Ollie Quinn
Cass
Ralph
Details
- Directed by
- Robert Benton
- Written by
- Robert Benton, Richard Russo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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