Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999 · 96 min · Director: Kevin Williamson
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Comedy. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Sympathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sympathy | 40 % | 20 % | 25 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 43 % | 28 % | 25 % | 33 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sympathy | 48 % | 36 % | 29 % | 36 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 53 % | 46 % | 35 % | 35 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 63 % | 61 % | 38 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 71 % | 71 % | 38 % | 36 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 68 % | 68 % | 38 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 60 % | 59 % | 36 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 58 % | 54 % | 36 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 59 % | 54 % | 41 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 60 % | 53 % | 44 % | 30 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 61 % | 51 % | 41 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 63 % | 55 % | 41 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 65 % | 60 % | 40 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 65 % | 57 % | 34 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 60 % | 51 % | 34 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 66 % | 63 % | 41 % | 35 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 79 % | 66 % | 39 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Relief | 82 % | 48 % | 28 % | 25 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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
Roger (uncredited)
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Details
- Directed by
- Kevin Williamson
- Written by
- Kevin Williamson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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