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Joe's Apartment

1996 · 81 min · Director: John Payson ★ IMDb 5.6 · 15,677 ratings

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Joe comes from Iowa to New York and, being short of money, wants to find an apartment with very low rent. His quest is successful, but he must share the residence with some 50,000 cockroaches. The insects turn out to be Joe's best friends.

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Joe's Apartment (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor35%
  2. Joy25%
  3. Love15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Musical, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Disgust

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyDisgust
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor57 %57 %27 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor59 %57 %20 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Humor60 %58 %16 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Humor60 %57 %14 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Humor61 %58 %16 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Humor64 %60 %23 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Humor64 %63 %28 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Humor60 %60 %26 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Humor58 %58 %21 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Humor56 %53 %20 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Sadness54 %45 %19 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Humor55 %48 %25 %15 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Humor60 %55 %33 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Humor65 %55 %21 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Tension65 %49 %8 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 63′Humor60 %46 %14 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 67′Humor60 %49 %35 %15 %
87.5 %≈ 71′Joy64 %53 %52 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 75′Humor65 %57 %57 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 79′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

RH
Reginald Hudlin

Rodney Roach (voice)

WO
Willi One Blood

Complaint Handler

TV
Tracy Vilar

Complaint Handler

S'
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton

Blank

Robert Vaughn

Senator Dougherty

SM
Shiek Mahmud-Bey

Vladimir Bianco

JS
Jon Spencer

Boss Hog Band Member

Paul Bartel

NEA Scout

TH
Tommy Hollis

Boss Plumber

DH
Don Ho

Alberto Bianco

JS
Jim Sterling

Jesus Bianco / Voice of Cockroach

David Huddleston

P.I. Smith

Vincent Pastore

Apartment Broker #2

SB
Scott Bigelow

Boss Construction

M
Moby

Club DeeJay

Dave Chappelle

Cockroach (voice)

G
Godfrey

Cockroach (voice)

Details

Directed by
John Payson
Written by
John Payson
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 15,677 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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