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Teaching Mrs. Tingle

1999 · 96 min · Director: Kevin Williamson ★ IMDb 5.4 · 22,820 ratings

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Leigh Ann Watson (Katie Holmes) is salutatorian when she needs to be valedictorian to get her scholarship to Harvard. The only class she is worse than the leader in is history, taught by Mrs. Tingle (Dame Helen Mirren), and the teacher hates her. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties, and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.

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Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
  1. Humor35%
  2. Joy10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 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
  • Curiosity
  • Sympathy

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Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Sympathy40 %20 %25 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor43 %28 %25 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sympathy48 %36 %29 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension53 %46 %35 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension63 %61 %38 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension71 %71 %38 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension68 %68 %38 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension60 %59 %36 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor58 %54 %36 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension59 %54 %41 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension60 %53 %44 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Humor61 %51 %41 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Tension63 %55 %41 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension65 %60 %40 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension65 %57 %34 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Humor60 %51 %34 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Tension66 %63 %41 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension79 %66 %39 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Relief82 %48 %28 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

MC
Marisa Coughlan

BW
Barry Watson

Luke Churner

MC
Marisa Coughlan

Jo Lynn Jordan

Michael McKean

Principal Potter

Jeffrey Tambor

Coach Wenchell

LS
Liz Stauber

Trudie Tucker

Molly Ringwald

Miss Banks

Vivica A. Fox

Miss Gold

JP
John Patrick White

Brian Berry

RG
Robert Gant

Professor

Lesley Ann Warren

Faye Watson (uncredited)

HS
Harvey Silver

Roger (uncredited)

AH
Alan Heitz

Student (uncredited)

BK
Brian Klugman

Student (uncredited)

CJ
Cherie Johnson

Student (uncredited)

MJ
Marissa Jaret Winokur

Student (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Kevin Williamson
Written by
Kevin Williamson
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 22,820 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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