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The God of Cookery

1996 · 95 min · Director: Stephen Chow, Lik-Chi Lee, Lee Lik-Chi ★ IMDb 7.2 · 10,969 ratings

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The God of Cookery, a brilliant chef who sits in judgement of those who would challenge his title, loses his title when a jealous chef reveals him to be a con-man and humiliates him publicly. As this new chef takes on the God of Cookery's role, the former God tries to pull himself back on top again, to challenge his rival and find once and for all who is the true God of Cookery.

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The God of Cookery (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Satisfaction 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Satisfaction. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Satisfaction. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Hope
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Humor
Hope
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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 dips around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorHopeTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor52 %52 %2 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor54 %53 %3 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor53 %50 %4 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor50 %49 %6 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor55 %48 %8 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension63 %41 %13 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Sympathy64 %43 %19 %55 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor63 %53 %26 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor63 %57 %41 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Humor63 %58 %49 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Humor61 %54 %44 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Humor57 %45 %34 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Humor54 %40 %25 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Humor54 %45 %23 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Humor61 %57 %26 %39 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Humor70 %66 %33 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Humor73 %61 %39 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Hope74 %55 %49 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Humor75 %58 %55 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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

Karen Mok Man-Wai

Twin Dagger Turkey

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Bull's Uncle

LS
Lee Siu-Kay

Goosehead

TL
Tats Lau Yee-Tat

Wet Dreams

NS
Nancy Sit Ka-Yin

Nancy Sit / Princess of Taste

LK
Law Kar-Ying

MC at Cooking Competition

SA
Stephen Au Kam-Tong

MC for Stephen

LK
Liz Kong Hei-Man

Reporter

KY
Kingdom Yuen King-Tan

Fortune Teller

Tenky Tin Kai-Man

Green-Haired Triad Member

CC
Christy Chung Lai-Tai

High School Fantasy Girl

Lam Suet

Fat Snow

BY
Bobby Yip Kin-Sang

Goosehead's Man

LK
Lee Kin-Yan

Nose-picking Transvestite

SC
Samantha Chuk Man-Kwan

TV Reporter

EL
Elaine Law Suet-Ling

Nurse

DL
Dai Lung

Details

Written by
Kan-Cheung Tsang, Stephen Chow, Man-Sang Lo, Tsang Kan-Cheong, Lo Man-Sang
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
95 min
Country
Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 10,969 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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