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Senseless

1998 · 93 min · Director: Penelope Spheeris ★ IMDb 6 · 18,058 ratings

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Darryl Witherspoon is a young black college student who wants to win annual junior analyst competition, which can land him a job in a big brokerage company. He becomes a guinea pig for the drug developed at the college which is promised to heighten all senses by ten times.

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Emotional fingerprint

Senseless (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Joy
Tension
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 peaks around 68 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor44 %42 %17 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor48 %46 %13 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor51 %49 %14 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor55 %53 %19 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor58 %55 %15 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor60 %56 %11 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor58 %54 %23 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Joy54 %49 %38 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor52 %44 %41 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Joy53 %36 %45 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Joy58 %35 %51 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Joy60 %38 %40 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension61 %43 %20 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Humor63 %52 %14 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Humor63 %54 %14 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Humor61 %45 %11 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Tension60 %39 %13 %53 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension63 %38 %21 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Relief61 %31 %34 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Joy54 %22 %42 %13 %
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

David Spade

Scott Thorpe

Matthew Lillard

Tim LaFlour

Rip Torn

Randall Tyson

TT
Tamara Taylor

Janice Tyson

Brad Dourif

Dr. Thomas Wheedon

ES
Esther Scott

Denise Witherspoon

DJ
Debra Jo Rupp

Fertility Clinic Attendant

MC
Mark Christopher Lawrence

Wig Shop Owner

John Ingle

Economics Professor

Ernie Lively

Coach Brandau

JG
Jenette Goldstein

Nurse Alvarez

KM
Kenya Moore

Lorraine

CZ
Constance Zimmer

Zestfully Clean Woman

Ken Lerner

Dean Barlow

OB
Orlando Brown

Brandon Witherspoon

Jeff Garlin

Arlo Vickers

PE
Patrick Ewing

Self

SH
Sherman Hemsley

Smythe/Bates Doorman

Details

Directed by
Penelope Spheeris
Written by
Greg Erb, Craig Mazin
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 18,058 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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