Trial and Error
1997 · 98 min · Director: Jonathan Lynn
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Lawyer Charlie Tuttle is defending his wife's relative Benny Gibbs in a class action fraud suit, but when he gets to the city where court takes place, he gets drunk and the following day, when the hearings begin, his friend, actor Richard Rjetti takes his place posing as Charlie. The bad thing is that Richard doesn't know anything about being a lawyer, and Charlie has to teach him as the court goes on.
Emotional fingerprint
Trial and Error (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Surprise 20%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Love. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise 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 60/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Sympathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 39 % | 37 % | 15 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 46 % | 44 % | 23 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 53 % | 50 % | 37 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 54 % | 50 % | 43 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 53 % | 52 % | 41 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 56 % | 56 % | 40 % | 14 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 57 % | 53 % | 43 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 54 % | 46 % | 44 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 56 % | 51 % | 43 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 57 % | 55 % | 39 % | 17 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 49 % | 44 % | 28 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 43 % | 37 % | 22 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 48 % | 42 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Humor | 54 % | 49 % | 41 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 55 % | 43 % | 36 % | 37 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 34 % | 38 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 56 % | 42 % | 46 % | 27 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Humor | 58 % | 47 % | 44 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Relief | 57 % | 44 % | 37 % | 17 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Humor | 53 % | 44 % | 32 % | 9 % |
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
Buck Norman
Bailiff
Clerk
Eric
Kurt
Details
- Directed by
- Jonathan Lynn
- Written by
- Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Cliff Gardner, Cliff Gardner
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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