Fathers' Day
1997 · 99 min · Director: Ivan Reitman
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Jack Lawrence is a smart aleck lawyer who is one day visited by an ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid was his. Enter Dale Putley, a depressed goofball who is also a writer, meets with the same ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid is his. One day Jack and Dale meet and discover what had happened: they've been told the same story and now there's a question of who the real father is. They learn their son is following a rock band called Sugar Ray around. So Jack and Dale hit the road to Sacramento and find their drunk, love-struck son. Soon after they bring him back to their hotel room, their son escapes and Jack and Dale must use teamwork to find him again, bring him home, and find out which one of them is the real father.
Emotional fingerprint
Fathers' Day (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 25%, Smile 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Empathy25%
- Smile20%
- Anticipation10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Smile. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Smile. 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 57/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Love
- Relief
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Love | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Love | 48 % | 17 % | 30 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 55 % | 35 % | 23 % | 3 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 59 % | 52 % | 18 % | 4 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 55 % | 54 % | 14 % | 4 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 55 % | 53 % | 15 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 56 % | 48 % | 26 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Love | 58 % | 47 % | 32 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 59 % | 53 % | 22 % | 6 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 58 % | 55 % | 12 % | 3 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 60 % | 57 % | 7 % | 5 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 56 % | 53 % | 5 % | 9 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 51 % | 40 % | 9 % | 10 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Empathy | 57 % | 40 % | 14 % | 7 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 59 % | 46 % | 19 % | 3 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Empathy | 56 % | 43 % | 23 % | 2 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Humor | 57 % | 42 % | 23 % | 5 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 62 % | 37 % | 30 % | 22 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Relief | 65 % | 29 % | 48 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Relief | 62 % | 39 % | 49 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Humor | 56 % | 49 % | 34 % | 26 % |
Cinderella
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
Nikki Trainor
Details
- Directed by
- Ivan Reitman
- Written by
- Francis Veber, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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