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Orange County

2002 · 82 min · Director: Jake Kasdan ★ IMDb 6.2 · 54,418 ratings

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Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his disfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends the wrong application. So, Shaun goes to great lengths with a little help from his girlfriend Ashley and his drugged-out loser brother Lance to get into Stanford any way they see fit.

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Orange County (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 20%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
20%Hope
  1. Humor35%
  2. Hope20%
  3. Joy15%
  4. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Hope. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Hope. 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

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  • Happiness
  • Curiosity
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Happiness

Happiness
Curiosity
Humor
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

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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHappinessCuriosityHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity31 %11 %30 %14 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity31 %15 %30 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity30 %15 %28 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Humor31 %14 %27 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Humor30 %14 %27 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity28 %12 %27 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity28 %15 %27 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Happiness30 %19 %27 %22 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Humor31 %19 %27 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Humor30 %17 %26 %27 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Happiness28 %19 %24 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Happiness30 %21 %21 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Humor32 %20 %23 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Happiness32 %19 %27 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity31 %20 %28 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Happiness31 %21 %27 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Happiness31 %20 %27 %22 %
87.5 %≈ 72′Humor35 %23 %25 %27 %
92.5 %≈ 76′Happiness36 %28 %22 %21 %
97.5 %≈ 80′Happiness31 %27 %21 %14 %
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

SF
Schuyler Fisk

SF
Schuyler Fisk

Ashley

Catherine O'Hara

Cindy Beugler

John Lithgow

Bud Brumder

MW
Mike White

Mr. Burke

Lily Tomlin

Charlotte Cobb

Chevy Chase

Principal Harbert

GM
George Murdock

Bob Beugler

Carly Pope

Tanya

NM
Natasha Melnick

Katie

KH
Kyle Howard

Arlo

BH
Bret Harrison

Lonny

RK
R.J. Knoll

Chad

LH
Lillian Hurst

Lupe

Leslie Mann

Krista

GM
Garry Marshall

Arthur Gantner

Dana Ivey

Vera Gantner

Harold Ramis

Don Durkett

David Doty

Public Safety

Details

Directed by
Jake Kasdan
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 54,418 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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