Empire Records
1995 · 90 min · Director: Allan Moyle
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A day in the life of the employees of Empire Records. Except this is a day where everything comes to a head for a number of them facing personal crises - can they pull through together? And more importantly, can they keep their record store independent and not swallowed up by corporate greed?
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Empire Records (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Joy 30%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Joy30%
- Humor25%
- Love20%
- Empathy15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Joy, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Joy, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Tension
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Tension | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 43 % | 7 % | 33 % | 33 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 50 % | 10 % | 41 % | 35 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 48 % | 14 % | 38 % | 36 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 44 % | 16 % | 34 % | 32 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 45 % | 15 % | 33 % | 34 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 45 % | 10 % | 30 % | 41 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 46 % | 8 % | 31 % | 45 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 46 % | 6 % | 30 % | 44 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 44 % | 5 % | 28 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 41 % | 6 % | 31 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 45 % | 8 % | 40 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 54 % | 6 % | 50 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 60 % | 5 % | 59 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 63 % | 14 % | 54 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Empathy | 66 % | 25 % | 48 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 73 % | 32 % | 56 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Hope | 70 % | 50 % | 53 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Hope | 68 % | 66 % | 38 % | 25 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Hope | 60 % | 59 % | 24 % | 20 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Hope | 42 % | 38 % | 12 % | 18 % |
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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
Berko
Eddie
Mitchell Beck
Croupier
Woman at Craps Table
High Roller
Reporter
Kathy
Autograph Girl
Cop #1
Details
- Directed by
- Allan Moyle
- Written by
- Carol Heikkinen
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1995
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Joy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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