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Holy Man

1998 · 114 min · Director: Stephen Herek ★ IMDb 5 · 22,021 ratings

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An over-the-top television evangelist finds a way to turn television home shopping into a religious experience, and takes America by storm.

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Holy Man (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Inspiration 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Inspiration, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Inspiration and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.0/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Humor
Joy
Curiosity
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 18 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor47 %47 %15 %19 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor49 %48 %18 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor46 %45 %17 %22 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor40 %38 %17 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Humor41 %40 %21 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Humor47 %43 %19 %22 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity48 %39 %17 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity48 %39 %21 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Humor49 %45 %18 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Humor49 %43 %12 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Tension47 %37 %12 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity46 %32 %21 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Joy48 %25 %25 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Tension47 %22 %18 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Humor43 %27 %12 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Tension44 %26 %9 %21 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Sadness51 %23 %9 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Tension59 %25 %24 %27 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Joy56 %22 %37 %16 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Joy41 %11 %32 %5 %
Riches to rags

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

Kelly Preston

Kate Newell

Robert Loggia

McBainbridge

Jon Cryer

Barry

EM
Eric McCormack

Scott Hawkes

SK
Sam Kitchin

Director

RS
Robert Small

Assistant Director

Marc Macaulay

Assistant Director (Brutus)

MS
Mary Stout

Laundry Lady #1

Edie McClurg

Laundry Lady #2

MF
Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild

Betty White

Betty White

FH
Florence Henderson

Florence Henderson

JB
James Brown

James Brown

SS
Soupy Sales

Soupy Sales

DM
Dan Marino

Dan Marino

WS
Willard Scott

Willard Scott

NC
Nino Cerruti

Nino Cerruti

BB
Barbara Barron

Sunbather #1

Details

Directed by
Stephen Herek
Written by
Tom Schulman
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5 · 22,021 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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