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Detroit Rock City

1999 · 95 min · Director: Adam Rifkin ★ IMDb 6.8 · 42,071 ratings

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Four members of a high school band called Mystery do everything they can to attend a KISS concert in Detroit. In order to make it to the show they must steal, cheat, strip, deal with an anti-rock mom and generally do whatever it takes to see the band that has inspired them to be musicians.

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Detroit Rock City (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 30%, Smile 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Smile20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Smile. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Smile. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Excitement
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Humor
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorExcitementTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Excitement52 %38 %45 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor48 %41 %34 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor48 %39 %25 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension55 %36 %30 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Excitement59 %43 %37 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor55 %45 %35 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Excitement53 %43 %34 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor54 %45 %38 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Excitement56 %44 %40 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension59 %39 %33 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension61 %38 %26 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension61 %38 %25 %59 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Tension61 %38 %25 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension63 %39 %29 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Humor60 %44 %29 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Humor58 %44 %26 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension64 %34 %36 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Excitement73 %27 %57 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

GA
Giuseppe Andrews

JD
James DeBello

Trip Hurudie

Sam Huntington

Jeremiah 'Jam' Bruce

Lin Shaye

Mrs. Bruce

Melanie Lynskey

Beth Bumsteen

Natasha Lyonne

Christine

ST
Shannon Tweed

Amanda Finch

KB
Kristin Booth

Cashier

Joe Flaherty

Father Phillip McNulty

MD
Miles Dougal

Elvis

NS
Nick Scotti

Kenny

DQ
David Quane

Bobby

RB
Rodger Barton

Mr. Stewart Bumsteen

KH
Kathryn Haggis

Mrs. Stewart Bumsteen

DG
David Gardner

Detroit Priest

CJ
Cody Jones

Little Kid

JH
Joan Heney

Study Hall Teacher

Details

Directed by
Adam Rifkin
Written by
Carl V. Dupré
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 42,071 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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