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Alex & Emma

2003 · 96 min · Director: Rob Reiner, Rob Reiner ★ IMDb 5.5 · 14,609 ratings

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A romantic comedy: Alex is an author whose writer's block and gambling debts have landed him in a jam. In order get loan sharks off his back, he must finish his novel in 30 days or wind up dead. To help him complete his manuscript he hires stenographer Emma. As Alex begins to dictate his tale of a romantic love triangle to the charming yet somewhat opinionated stenographer, Emma challenges his ideas at every turn. Her unsolicited yet intriguing input begins to inadvertently influence Alex and his story and soon real life begins to imitate art.

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Alex & Emma (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Happiness 25%, Humor 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Love
15%Humor
  1. Love30%
  2. Humor15%
  3. Hope15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Happiness, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Happiness and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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  • Love
  • Hope
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Love
Hope
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

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveHopeHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension46 %3 %7 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension48 %3 %13 %36 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor46 %4 %23 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor41 %9 %24 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor41 %18 %18 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor43 %24 %15 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor45 %25 %14 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor46 %24 %14 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Sadness45 %24 %19 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Sadness45 %28 %23 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Humor46 %31 %23 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Humor45 %35 %25 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Love49 %31 %28 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension57 %24 %26 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension58 %34 %24 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Love55 %44 %20 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Sadness54 %38 %18 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Sadness57 %38 %26 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Love63 %51 %44 %16 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Love68 %63 %55 %15 %
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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

Sophie Marceau

Polina Delacroix

David Paymer

John Shaw

LS
Lobo Sebastian

Bobby / Flamenco Dancer #1

CX
Chino XL

Tony / Flamenco Dancer #2

Rob Reiner

Wirschafter / Marty Van Buren

Cloris Leachman

Grandmother

AW
Alexander Wauthier

Andre Delacroix

LK
Leili Kramer

Michele Delacroix

RT
Rip Taylor

Polina's Farther

GB
Gigi Bermingham

Madame Blanche

JL
Jordan Lund

Claude

PW
Paul Willson

'Whistling' John Shaw

Robert Costanzo

Bus Driver

FG
François Giroday

Croupier

EC
Earl Carroll

Bernard Pompier

JC
Jordi Caballero

Flamenco Dancer #3

MS
Michael St. Michaels

Casino Owner

DS
Danica Sheridan

Receptionist

Details

Directed by
Rob Reiner, Rob Reiner
Written by
Jeremy Leven
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 14,609 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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