Big Fat Liar
2002 · 88 min · Director: Shawn Levy
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
This is the story of a 14-year-old boy named Jason Shepherd who lies for the fun of it. He leaves an important essay entitled "Big Fat Liar" in movie producer Marty Wolf's limo, which he then turns into a film. When Jason sees a movie preview of it he and his best friend, Kaylee, travel to Los Angeles to make Marty confess to using it to clear his name and get him out of having to attend summer school. Jason then has to match wits with Marty, who also turns out to be a big liar.
Emotional fingerprint
Big Fat Liar (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Excitement25%
- Joy20%
- Empathy10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Anticipation
- Satisfaction
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Anticipation
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Satisfaction
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Anticipation | Satisfaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 39 % | 37 % | 20 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 43 % | 41 % | 24 % | 0 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 47 % | 43 % | 30 % | 0 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Anticipation | 50 % | 41 % | 40 % | 3 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Anticipation | 50 % | 41 % | 47 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Anticipation | 51 % | 41 % | 47 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Anticipation | 49 % | 39 % | 45 % | 8 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Anticipation | 47 % | 40 % | 43 % | 9 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 49 % | 45 % | 42 % | 14 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 53 % | 50 % | 39 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 55 % | 51 % | 37 % | 22 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 55 % | 47 % | 40 % | 19 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Anticipation | 55 % | 37 % | 41 % | 10 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 35 % | 43 % | 14 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Anticipation | 62 % | 48 % | 52 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Humor | 63 % | 52 % | 54 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 67 % | 45 % | 53 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Satisfaction | 74 % | 43 % | 46 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Satisfaction | 78 % | 45 % | 29 % | 74 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Harry Shepherd
Carol Shepherd
Lester Golub
Astrid Barker
Grandma Pearl
Rudy
Details
- Directed by
- Shawn Levy
- Written by
- Dan Schneider, Brian Robbins
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Country
- United States, Germany, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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