Blue in the Face
1995 · 83 min · Director: Wayne Wang, Paul Auster, Harvey Wang
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Wayne Wang's follow-up movie to Smoke (1995) presents a series of improvisational situations strung together to form a pastiche of Brooklyn's diverse ethnicity, offbeat humor, and essential humanity. Many of the same characters inhabiting Auggie Wren's Brooklyn Cigar Store in Smoke (1995) return here to expound on their philosophy of smoking, relationships, baseball, New York City, and Belgian Waffles. Most of all, this is a movie about living life, off-the-cuff.
Emotional fingerprint
Blue in the Face (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor40%
- Empathy25%
- Nostalgia15%
- Satisfaction10%
- Smile10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Joy
- Nostalgia
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Joy | Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 35 % | 22 % | 7 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Humor | 40 % | 30 % | 9 % | 4 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Humor | 43 % | 36 % | 10 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 45 % | 40 % | 10 % | 1 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 49 % | 41 % | 14 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Nostalgia | 48 % | 39 % | 21 % | 28 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 43 % | 36 % | 23 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Nostalgia | 43 % | 38 % | 18 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 46 % | 44 % | 15 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 48 % | 40 % | 14 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Nostalgia | 50 % | 28 % | 11 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Nostalgia | 54 % | 28 % | 11 % | 50 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Nostalgia | 53 % | 35 % | 18 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 49 % | 36 % | 20 % | 16 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Humor | 53 % | 39 % | 23 % | 1 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Joy | 61 % | 49 % | 40 % | 1 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Humor | 61 % | 55 % | 49 % | 5 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Humor | 54 % | 50 % | 41 % | 10 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Joy | 48 % | 43 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 43 % | 40 % | 30 % | 25 % |
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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Details
- Directed by
- Wayne Wang, Paul Auster, Harvey Wang
- Written by
- Wayne Wang, Paul Auster
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1995
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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