Blow Dry
2001 · 91 min · Director: Paddy Breathnach
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop, and where Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lover Sandra run a beauty salon, yet Phil and Shelly haven't talked in the ten years since she bolted. Shelley's just found out her cancer is terminal, and Ray Roberts, the reigning underhanded hairdressing champion, blows into town taunting Phil for retreating from competitive styling into barbering. Roberts also brings his daughter, Christina, who remembers Brian from when she was a little kid (as does he her). Everything's set: Brian decides to enter the competition with his mom and Sandra. Will Phil join in? Ray wants to win at any costs. Will Christina go along?
Emotional fingerprint
Blow Dry (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Humor25%
- Love20%
- Sadness15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Love. 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
- Love
- Joy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Joy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 43 % | 4 % | 11 % | 21 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 50 % | 8 % | 8 % | 34 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 49 % | 12 % | 9 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 48 % | 22 % | 16 % | 31 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Joy | 45 % | 26 % | 20 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 43 % | 20 % | 16 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 44 % | 19 % | 15 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 47 % | 21 % | 15 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 56 % | 18 % | 15 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 58 % | 20 % | 16 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 48 % | 23 % | 21 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 42 % | 21 % | 21 % | 12 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 50 % | 24 % | 15 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 62 % | 26 % | 16 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Joy | 61 % | 28 % | 24 % | 39 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 61 % | 41 % | 26 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Love | 66 % | 48 % | 29 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 74 % | 48 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Joy | 74 % | 55 % | 57 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Love | 60 % | 53 % | 49 % | 19 % |
Rags to riches
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
Jasmine
Margaret, Farmer's Wife
TJ
Sharon
Details
- Directed by
- Paddy Breathnach
- Written by
- Simon Beaufoy
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2001
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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