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Duets

2000 · 112 min · Director: Bruce Paltrow ★ IMDb 6.2 · 10,588 ratings

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Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. There's the struggling singer who dreams of making it to the big time, a frustrated salesman who ends up on an unexpected road trip, the dysfunctional family performers which includes a con-artist and his long lost daughter, and an escaped convict with the voice of an angel. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.

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Duets (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
20%Joy
  1. Humor30%
  2. Joy20%
  3. Love15%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Joy
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 63 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %28 %13 %16 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor42 %18 %21 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor44 %9 %31 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Sadness49 %17 %35 %17 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Joy54 %39 %32 %17 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Joy53 %43 %30 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Humor46 %28 %28 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Humor42 %21 %25 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Humor48 %31 %25 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Joy57 %48 %31 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Joy61 %44 %32 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Tension70 %23 %29 %62 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Tension74 %13 %37 %61 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Sadness65 %20 %47 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Sadness58 %28 %50 %32 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Empathy58 %35 %51 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Joy62 %49 %55 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Joy71 %50 %64 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Sadness71 %37 %62 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Joy58 %34 %46 %23 %
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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

Maria Bello

Suzi Loomis

HL
Huey Lewis

Andre Braugher

Reggie Kane

Paul Giamatti

Todd Woods

HL
Huey Lewis

Ricky Dean

Marian Seldes

Harriet Gahagan

Kiersten Warren

Candy Woods

Lochlyn Munro

Ronny Jackson

AP
Angie Phillips

Arlene

SO
Steve Oatway

Ralph Beckerman

BB
Brent Butt

Kansas Motel Clerk

MB
Michael Bublé

Finale Singer

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Aaron Pearl

Buddy

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Warren Takeuchi

Texas Trooper #1

JC
James Cameron

Karaoke singer (uncredited)

Maya Rudolph

Omaha Karaoke Hostess

AK
Amanda Kravat

Redhead

Details

Directed by
Bruce Paltrow
Written by
John Byrum
Type
Movies
Released
2000
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 10,588 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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