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Fever Pitch

1997 · 102 min · Director: David Evans ★ IMDb 6.6 · 12,735 ratings

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A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best-selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long-standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail-biting climax.

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Fever Pitch (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Love 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
25%Love
  1. Humor30%
  2. Love25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Joy
  • Tension
  • Humor

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyTensionHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor35 %10 %12 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor38 %16 %14 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Joy35 %21 %13 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor36 %20 %14 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor45 %19 %20 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor50 %23 %23 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor48 %21 %28 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Humor48 %14 %38 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension51 %9 %40 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Sadness50 %11 %34 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Humor46 %18 %34 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension44 %20 %38 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Humor48 %18 %43 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Tension58 %11 %49 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Sadness59 %8 %45 %15 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Sadness57 %14 %48 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension66 %25 %64 %27 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Tension79 %46 %69 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Joy81 %69 %48 %21 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Joy72 %68 %22 %23 %
Man in a hole

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

LA
Luke Aikman

HA
Holly Aird

Jo

Ken Stott

Ted, the Headmaster

Stephen Rea

Ray, the Governor

NP
Neil Pearson

Paul's Dad

Lorraine Ashbourne

Paul's Mum

BG
Bea Guard

Paul's Sister

RC
Richard Claxton

Robert Parker

CC
Charles Cork

Rex

BC
Bob Curtiss

Stan

DH
David Hounslow

Man at Reading

PQ
Peter Quince

Chip Shop: Frank

AE
Annette Ekblom

Robert's Mother

JH
Jackie Hyffes

Pupil's Mom

JR
Joe Reddington

Pupil's Dad

GC
Graham Cull

Mr. Johnson

MI
Mike Ingham

Radio Sports Commentator

Details

Directed by
David Evans
Written by
Nick Hornby
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 12,735 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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