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Pirates of Silicon Valley

1999 · 97 min · Director: Martyn Burke ★ IMDb 7.2 · 26,373 ratings

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This is a semi-humorous biographical film about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires of Apple Computer Corporation and Microsoft Inc.

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Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Curiosity 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Envy15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Curiosity, Excitement. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Curiosity and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Excitement

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Excitement
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 33 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityExcitement
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity43 %30 %43 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity43 %29 %40 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor44 %30 %36 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Excitement45 %25 %37 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity45 %20 %39 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor44 %20 %34 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor41 %20 %30 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor43 %25 %30 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Excitement48 %36 %30 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension53 %45 %34 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Excitement53 %39 %36 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Humor46 %26 %34 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity43 %27 %35 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity45 %36 %38 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension54 %48 %34 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Tension61 %56 %26 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Tension63 %59 %26 %15 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Tension64 %63 %31 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Tension59 %58 %29 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Sadness48 %45 %23 %12 %
Riches to rags

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

Noah Wyle

Steve Jobs

JS
Joey Slotnick

Joey Slotnick

Steve Wozniak

JH
J.G. Hertzler

Ridley Scott

Wayne Péré

Captain Crunch

SS
Sheila Shaw

Mrs. Wozniak

GZ
Gema Zamprogna

Arlene

John DiMaggio

Steve Ballmer

JH
Josh Hopkins

Paul Allen

Gailard Sartain

Ed Roberts

AK
Allan Kolman

Therapeut

MG
Marcus Giamatti

Dan Kottke

MM
Melissa McBride

Elizabeth Holmes

JN
Jeffrey Nordling

Mike Markkula

MW
Marc Worden

Chris Larson

AR
Allan Royal

John Sculley

BE
Bodhi Elfman

John Gilmore (as Bodhi Pine Elfman)

KW
Karl Wiedergott

Mac Designer

BG
Brian Gattas

Adamson

PP
Paul Popowich

Jones

Details

Directed by
Martyn Burke
Written by
Martyn Burke, Paul Freiberger, Michael Swaine
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 26,373 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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