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Half a Chance

1998 · 110 min · Director: Patrice Leconte ★ IMDb 5.8 · 3,252 ratings

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When Alice gets out of jail, her mother who just died left her an audio message. Twenty year ago, Alice's mother was in love with two men at the same time and got pregnant but never said it to the two men. Alice will look for them and they will go through an epic adventure.

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Half a Chance (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
20%Love
  1. Humor30%
  2. Love20%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Love. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Excitement
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Tension
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionExcitementHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor40 %7 %5 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor41 %14 %6 %31 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness50 %20 %8 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Love57 %23 %11 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension55 %29 %26 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Humor54 %33 %38 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Humor54 %39 %34 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension54 %46 %26 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Love58 %51 %24 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Tension61 %56 %33 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Humor61 %54 %43 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Excitement63 %54 %50 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Excitement63 %55 %49 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Humor60 %54 %39 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension64 %61 %31 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Tension71 %71 %31 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Tension79 %78 %51 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Excitement78 %71 %68 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Excitement70 %58 %65 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Michel Aumont

Ledoyen

ED
Eric Defosse

Carella

AY
Aleksandr Yakovlev

Trenchcoat killer

VG
Valeri Gatayev

Anatoli Sharkov

JR
Jacques Roman

Attorney Varinot

SC
Sandrine Caron

Butler

LJ
Luis Jaime-Cortez

Ángel Vargas

M
Mbembo

Marilyne

PM
Philippe Magnan

Prison judge

DM
Daniel Millot

Brigadier

MN
Marie Neplaz

Interior designer

BP
Bobby Pacha

Underground mechanic

OP
Olivier Parenty

Carella's assistant

PP
Pascal Perbost

Thug

PP
Paul Poggi

Mr. Perolaz

GR
Guillaume Rannou

Thug nightclub

VR
Vincent Roger

Photograph

Details

Directed by
Patrice Leconte
Written by
Patrice Leconte, Patrick Dewolf, Serge Frydman
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
110 min
Country
France
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 3,252 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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