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Renaissance Man

1994 · 128 min · Director: Penny Marshall ★ IMDb 6.2 · 20,595 ratings

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A down-on-his-luck businessman desperately takes the only job offered - a teacher in the U.S. Army. His mission: keep a ragtag bunch of underachieving misfits from flunking out of basic training! Be on alert as this unlikely new teacher and his underdog class unexpectedly inspire each other to be all they can be!

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Renaissance Man (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Inspiration 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Joy10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Inspiration, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Inspiration and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Inspiration
  • Humor
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Inspiration
Humor
Empathy
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityInspirationHumorEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor33 %3 %30 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Humor35 %5 %32 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Humor39 %7 %38 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Humor42 %6 %40 %17 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Humor45 %6 %30 %27 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Empathy47 %10 %24 %37 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Humor44 %18 %32 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Humor42 %25 %40 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Humor44 %25 %40 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 61′Humor46 %19 %34 %27 %
52.5 %≈ 67′Tension50 %24 %27 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 74′Tension53 %36 %28 %27 %
62.5 %≈ 80′Inspiration47 %32 %26 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 86′Sadness44 %21 %20 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 93′Empathy46 %23 %20 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 99′Inspiration47 %34 %19 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 106′Inspiration53 %47 %19 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 112′Inspiration62 %57 %16 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 118′Inspiration64 %59 %11 %42 %
97.5 %≈ 125′Inspiration61 %55 %10 %37 %

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Cast

James Remar

Captain Tom Murdoch

Ed Begley Jr.

Jack Markin

LB
Lillo Brancato

Soldat Donnie Benitez

SD
Stacey Dash

Soldat Miranda Myers

Kadeem Hardison

Soldat Jamaal Montgomery

Cliff Robertson

Colonel James

Richard T. Jones

Pvt. Jackson Leroy

KK
Khalil Kain

Pvt. Roosevelt Nathaniel Hobbs

GS
Gregory Sporleder

Pvt. Melvin

PS
Peter Simmons

Pvt. Brian Davis, Jr.

Mark Wahlberg

Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood

Ann Cusack

Bill's Secretary

JB
Jeb Brown

Young Executive #1

PA
Paul Abbott

Young Executive #2

NM
Nat Mauldin

U Love to Rent Voice (voice)

HG
Hakiem Greenhut

Paperboy (voice)

RK
Roy K. Dennison

Bum

Jenifer Lewis

Mrs. Coleman

Details

Directed by
Penny Marshall
Written by
Jim Burnstein
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 20,595 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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