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The Cat's Meow

2001 · 114 min · Director: Peter Bogdanovich ★ IMDb 6.4 · 9,635 ratings

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In November of 1924, a mysterious Hollywood death occurred aboard media mogul William Randolph Hearst's yacht. Among the famous guests that weekend were: film star Charlie Chaplin; starlet Marion Davies (who was also Hearst's mistress at the time); silent-film producer Thomas H. Ince (known for creating the first Hollywood-studio facility and for creating an "assembly line" system for filmmaking); and feared gossip columnist, Louella Parsons.

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The Cat's Meow (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Anxiety 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor20%
  2. Guilt15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Anxiety, Humor. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Anxiety and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sadness
Curiosity
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 13 %, then peaks around 68 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity50 %28 %13 %55 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor44 %23 %6 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity41 %24 %4 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor44 %28 %6 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Humor46 %26 %9 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Humor46 %25 %11 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity45 %26 %19 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Humor46 %26 %26 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Humor48 %29 %24 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Tension51 %41 %21 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Tension57 %54 %20 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Tension61 %59 %21 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Tension70 %68 %36 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Tension83 %80 %54 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension83 %79 %56 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Tension74 %70 %45 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Tension71 %68 %41 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Empathy74 %57 %55 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Sadness69 %34 %63 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Sadness58 %17 %55 %23 %
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

Edward Herrmann

W. R. Hearst

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Charlie Chaplin

Joanna Lumley

Elinor Glyn

Jennifer Tilly

Louella Parsons

CH
Claudia Harrison

Margaret Livingston

Victor Slezak

George Thomas

JL
James Laurenson

Dr. Daniel Goodman

Ronan Vibert

Joseph Willicombe

CS
Chiara Schoras

Celia

IL
Ingrid Lacey

Jessica Barham

JC
John C. Vennema

Frank Barham

SP
Steven Peros

Elinor's Driver

YI
Yuki Iwamoto

Kono

ZM
Zoe Mavroudi

Servant

DM
Despina Mirou

Servant

SS
Stavros Serafetinis

Servant

SK
Soweto Kinch

Jay - Saxophone

Details

Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
Written by
Steven Peros
Type
Movies
Released
2001
Runtime
114 min
Country
United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 9,635 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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