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Saving Silverman

2001 · 90 min · Director: Dennis Dugan ★ IMDb 5.9 · 46,775 ratings

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Two dim-witted former high school buddys and Neil Diamond fanactics, Wayne and J.D., plot to keep their friend Darren from marrying the wrong woman, a domineering and spiteful psychologist named Judith by kidnapping her and trying to set Darren up with his old high school girlfriend Sandy who plans to become a nun.

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Saving Silverman (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 20%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Love15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Humor
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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 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor47 %47 %23 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor49 %49 %19 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor50 %50 %13 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor51 %51 %11 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor54 %54 %14 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor55 %55 %16 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor56 %55 %15 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor56 %53 %9 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Humor55 %48 %4 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor56 %46 %5 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Humor58 %49 %10 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor56 %50 %11 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor53 %49 %9 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Humor51 %48 %9 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Humor55 %49 %10 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Humor57 %46 %11 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension59 %43 %15 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Humor63 %45 %25 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Joy61 %35 %40 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Joy55 %15 %47 %13 %
Man in a hole

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

Amanda Peet

Judith Fessbeggler

AD
Amanda Detmer

Sandy

ND
Neil Diamond

Self

Kyle Gass

Bar Dude

AM
Andrew McIlroy

Waiter

NA
Norman Armour

Minister

CF
Colin Foo

Old Man

CL
Christopher Logan

Vageet

EL
Esme Lambert

Raccoon Woman

MF
Max Fomitchev

Mime

TP
Tony Parsons

Newscaster

OG
Oscar Goncalves

Man

LC
Lillian Carlson

Mother Superior

MA
Mark Aaron Wagner

Luigi

SC
Stephen Chang

Thai Referee

EN
Eliza Norbury

Wayne's Mom

Details

Directed by
Dennis Dugan
Written by
Hank Nelken, Greg DePaul
Type
Movies
Released
2001
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States, Australia
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 46,775 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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