The Cat in the Hat
2003 · 82 min · Director: Bo Welch
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Conrad and Sally Walden (Spencer Breslin and Dakota Fanning) are home alone with their pet fish. It is raining outside, and there is nothing to do. Until The Cat in the Hat ('Mike Myers') walks in the front door. He introduces them to their imagination, and at first it's all fun and games, until things get out of hand, and The Cat must go, go, go, before their mother gets back, but their pompous neighbor has bigger plans for them.
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The Cat in the Hat (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Excitement25%
- Surprise15%
- Smile15%
- Anxiety10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Joy
- Surprise
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Surprise
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Joy | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 42 % | 41 % | 17 % | 14 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Humor | 43 % | 39 % | 14 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Humor | 43 % | 34 % | 7 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 47 % | 39 % | 9 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Surprise | 59 % | 54 % | 23 % | 43 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 65 % | 63 % | 35 % | 41 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 62 % | 62 % | 31 % | 33 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 60 % | 60 % | 22 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 63 % | 60 % | 18 % | 39 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 63 % | 56 % | 15 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 61 % | 52 % | 13 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 63 % | 54 % | 16 % | 33 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 65 % | 54 % | 18 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 64 % | 50 % | 14 % | 30 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 65 % | 45 % | 14 % | 32 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 69 % | 37 % | 25 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Relief | 66 % | 32 % | 38 % | 24 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Relief | 60 % | 32 % | 46 % | 16 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Joy | 58 % | 29 % | 49 % | 10 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
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
Thing One
Thing Two
Thing Two
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Details
- Directed by
- Bo Welch
- Written by
- Dr. Seuss, David Mandel, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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