Halloweentown
1998 · 84 min · Director: Duwayne Dunham
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Marnie, Dylan, and Sophie Piper have their first out of many adventures! On Halloween, while Marnie is arguing with her mother Gwen, the kids' grandmother Aggie comes to visit. Aggie wants to start Marnie's witch training before her 13th birthday or Marnie will lose her powers forever. But there is another reason for Aggie's visit. Something dark & evil is growing in Halloweentown & Aggie wants help to defeat it. While Aggie & Gwen are arguing, Aggie uses magic which Marnie observes. After Aggie leaves to return to Halloweentown, Marnie, Dylan and, unknown to Marnie and Dylan, Sophie follow her onto the return bus. Soon afterwards, Gwen follows the children to Halloweentown. While there, Aggie & Gwen are attacked by the dark force in a movie theater. Marnie, Dylan & Sophie race to get the ingredients to activate Merlin's Wand to stop the evil.
Emotional fingerprint
Halloweentown (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Happiness 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Happiness25%
- Excitement20%
- Awe15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Happiness, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Happiness and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Joy
- Tension
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Joy | Tension | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 38 % | 25 % | 15 % | 26 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Humor | 42 % | 30 % | 12 % | 27 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 46 % | 29 % | 11 % | 35 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 21 % | 20 % | 44 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 15 % | 32 % | 47 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 21 % | 29 % | 50 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 28 % | 24 % | 53 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 52 % | 28 % | 28 % | 52 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Curiosity | 52 % | 27 % | 32 % | 50 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 35 % | 28 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Joy | 53 % | 38 % | 24 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 54 % | 23 % | 33 % | 37 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 64 % | 7 % | 56 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 70 % | 5 % | 60 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 61 % | 11 % | 44 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 59 % | 19 % | 48 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 69 % | 28 % | 66 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 80 % | 41 % | 75 % | 26 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Relief | 81 % | 54 % | 57 % | 17 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Joy | 75 % | 62 % | 26 % | 13 % |
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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Cast
Sophie Piper
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Details
- Directed by
- Duwayne Dunham
- Written by
- Paul Bernbaum, Jon Cooksey, Ali Marie Matheson, Ali Marie Matheson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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