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Man of the House

1995 · 96 min · Director: James Orr ★ IMDb 5.3 · 11,398 ratings

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Ben Archer is not happy. It looks like his mother Sandy is in a serious relationship. Fear of abandonment drives Ben to try anything and everything to ruin the "love bubble" that surrounds his mom and the guy, Jack. But Ben and Jack become closer after their experiences in the Indian Guides.

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Man of the House (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Love
  1. Humor35%
  2. Love25%
  3. Smile10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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 8 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness43 %26 %13 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor42 %35 %11 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor44 %44 %10 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor44 %44 %12 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor45 %46 %19 %12 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor52 %53 %29 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor51 %48 %24 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Empathy44 %38 %11 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor45 %41 %18 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Joy48 %42 %34 %8 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Empathy50 %32 %29 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension58 %20 %12 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Sadness61 %18 %8 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Empathy55 %34 %18 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Humor56 %47 %23 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension61 %43 %19 %47 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Tension65 %46 %18 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension69 %48 %30 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Joy65 %36 %49 %27 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Joy60 %28 %58 %7 %
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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

JT
Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Ben Archer

George Wendt

Chet Bronski

DS
David Shiner

Lloyd Small

Art LaFleur

Red Sweeney

Richard Portnow

Joey Renda

RF
Richard Foronjy

Murray

PA
Peter Appel

Tony

CL
Chief Leonard George

Leonard Red Crow

GG
George Greif

Frank Renda

Ron Canada

Bob Younger

CM
Christopher Miranda

Hank Sweeney

ZB
Zachary Browne

Norman Bronski

SV
Spencer Vrooman

Darryl Small

NG
Nicholas Garrett

Monroe Hill

JB
Jimmy Baker

Young Ben

JD
John DiSanti

Romeo Costanza

WM
Walter Marsh

Judge #1

JM
Judith Maxie

Judge #2

Details

Directed by
James Orr
Written by
James Orr, Jim Cruickshank, Richard Jefferies, David E. Peckinpah
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Family
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 11,398 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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