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The Cooler

2003 · 101 min · Director: Wayne Kramer ★ IMDb 6.9 · 37,490 ratings

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The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casino director tries to break up the romance.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Cooler (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love25%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Sadness
Love
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor27 %20 %7 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor30 %19 %9 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor36 %18 %18 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness43 %18 %26 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor45 %21 %25 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness44 %29 %25 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Sadness46 %27 %31 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Love50 %23 %32 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Hope48 %30 %25 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension50 %43 %20 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension61 %53 %24 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Love68 %55 %28 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Love68 %54 %25 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension74 %65 %31 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension80 %74 %48 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Sadness76 %69 %51 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension74 %68 %36 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension79 %75 %26 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Tension83 %82 %32 %10 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Alec Baldwin

Shelly Kaplow

Ron Livingston

Larry Sokolov

Paul Sorvino

Buddy Stafford

EW
Estella Warren

Charlene

Arthur J. Nascarella

Nicky Fingers Bonnatto

JF
Joey Fatone

Johnny Cappella

M.C. Gainey

Highway Officer

DS
Don Scribner

Lou

RI
Richard Israel

Marty Goldfarb

TL
Timothy Landfield

The Player

TG
T.J. Gioia

Bulldog

JS
Jewel Shepard

Hooker

GM
Gordon Michaels

Mr. Pinkerton

DW
Doc Watson

Morrie

DL
Dan Lemieux

Suburbanite

Details

Directed by
Wayne Kramer
Written by
Wayne Kramer, Frank Hannah
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 37,490 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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