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Star Kid

1997 · 101 min · Director: Manny Coto ★ IMDb 5.3 · 3,434 ratings

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Shy seventh-grader Spencer Griffith's life changes when a meteor falls into a local junkyard and he finds a Cybersuit - an exoskeleton with AI from another galaxy. Spencer puts on the Cybersuit and becomes a different kind of person.

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

  1. Smile20%
  2. Fear15%
  3. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Inspiration, Smile. Genres: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Inspiration 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 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Humor
  • Excitement

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Humor
Excitement
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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionHumorExcitement
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension50 %42 %22 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor49 %39 %26 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension56 %48 %26 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension64 %49 %31 %43 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Excitement66 %35 %48 %56 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor68 %33 %61 %54 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor65 %40 %54 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Sadness59 %34 %40 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor56 %27 %48 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Humor63 %43 %56 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension66 %59 %45 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension61 %59 %34 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Excitement61 %57 %38 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Excitement73 %68 %41 %63 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Excitement84 %79 %36 %68 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension88 %70 %30 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Relief80 %38 %30 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Relief68 %13 %35 %17 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Joseph Mazzello

Spencer Griffith

JS
Joey Simmrin

RG
Richard Gilliland

Roland Griffith

CB
Corinne Bohrer

Janet Holloway

JS
Joey Simmrin

Manfred 'Turbo' Bruntley

BS
Brian Simpson

Broodwarrior

AL
Ashlee Levitch

Stacey Griffith

Jack McGee

Hank Bruntley

DM
Danny Masterson

Kevin, Stacey's Boyfriend

LE
Lauren Eckstrom

Michelle Eberhardt

CW
Christine Weatherup

Nadia

JF
Joshua Fardon

Rookie Cop

BP
Bobby Porter

Trelkin / 'Nath'

YA
Yumi Adachi

Mika

AB
Arthur Burghardt

Cyborsuit (voice)

AA
Alissa Ann Smego

Burgerworld Girl

FK
Fred Kronenberg

Officer #1

LN
Larry Nicholas

Trelkin / 'Tenris'

RH
Rusty Hanson

Trelkin

TC
Terry Castillo

Trelkin

Details

Directed by
Manny Coto
Written by
Manny Coto
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 3,434 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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