Idle Hands
1999 · 92 min · Director: Rodman Flender
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Seventeen year old slacker Anton Tobias wakes up one Halloween morning to discover that both of his parents have been turned into two headless Halloween decorations. After speaking to his equally irresponsible friends, Mick and Pnub, he discovers that his right hand has a blood-thirsty mind of its own and is hell-bent on wreaking havoc whether he likes it or not.
Emotional fingerprint
Idle Hands (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Fear 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Fear25%
- Disturbing20%
- Surprise15%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Fear, Disturbing. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Fear and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Humor
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Humor | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 55 % | 55 % | 22 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 56 % | 51 % | 25 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 50 % | 36 % | 36 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 48 % | 29 % | 45 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 56 % | 38 % | 48 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 56 % | 43 % | 50 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 70 % | 59 % | 38 % | 55 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 59 % | 39 % | 40 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 55 % | 30 % | 48 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 56 % | 35 % | 53 % | 36 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 60 % | 46 % | 50 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 57 % | 49 % | 56 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Humor | 64 % | 57 % | 51 % | 51 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 61 % | 55 % | 53 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 61 % | 54 % | 50 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 64 % | 59 % | 45 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 73 % | 71 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 78 % | 75 % | 48 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Relief | 73 % | 56 % | 56 % | 29 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Humor | 65 % | 32 % | 60 % | 22 % |
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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Details
- Directed by
- Rodman Flender
- Written by
- Terri Hughes Burton, Ron Milbauer, Terri Hughes
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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