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Big Night

1996 · 109 min · Director: Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott ★ IMDb 7.3 · 25,427 ratings

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New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredi...

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Big Night (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
  1. Love25%
  2. Humor15%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Anxiety. 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

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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Anticipation

Dominant emotion: Joy

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor30 %5 %23 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension39 %15 %36 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension46 %29 %44 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness44 %35 %35 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Sadness39 %28 %24 %14 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Anticipation39 %14 %20 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Anticipation39 %6 %23 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Anticipation34 %6 %24 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Humor31 %8 %21 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Anticipation39 %10 %29 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension45 %13 %34 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Anticipation44 %9 %21 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Joy46 %6 %13 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Joy55 %6 %15 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Joy58 %13 %20 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Sadness57 %35 %34 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Tension68 %56 %57 %9 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Sadness71 %60 %66 %4 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Sadness65 %55 %60 %5 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Minnie Driver

Phyllis

Ian Holm

Pascal

Caroline Aaron

Woman in Restaurant

LB
Larry Block

Man in Restaurant

AB
Andre Belgrader

Stash

Peter McRobbie

Loan Officer

PC
Pasquale Cajano

Alberto

CT
Christine Tucci

Woman Singer

GC
Gene Canfield

Charlie

TB
Tina Bruno

Ida

PA
Peter Appel

Chubby

JA
Jack A. O'Connell

Man on Truck

KS
Karen Shallo

Chubby's Wife

Details

Written by
Stanley Tucci, Joseph Tropiano
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 25,427 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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