Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
2004 · 92 min · Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
White Goodman (Ben Stiller) is the owner and founder of Globo Gym, and would love nothing more than owning Average Joe's Gymnasium. Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn) doesn't want to lose his gym to Goodman, but can't find a way to get $50,000 in time. Peter and his gang of gym buddies think of ways to raise money, finally settling on winning a dodge ball tournament. White Goodman retaliates by creating his own dodge ball team to finish off Peter. Peter's team doesn't do too well, until legendary ADAA champ Patches O'Houlihan (Rip Torn) turns up ready to train them.
Emotional fingerprint
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Joy25%
- Excitement20%
- Inspiration10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Sport. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 48 % | 48 % | 18 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 49 % | 49 % | 24 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 53 % | 53 % | 26 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 55 % | 55 % | 23 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 54 % | 54 % | 20 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 53 % | 53 % | 24 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 55 % | 55 % | 29 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 57 % | 57 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 58 % | 58 % | 24 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 57 % | 56 % | 30 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 56 % | 53 % | 36 % | 35 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 56 % | 50 % | 43 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 57 % | 48 % | 50 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 56 % | 41 % | 50 % | 15 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 56 % | 39 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Hope | 61 % | 40 % | 56 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 70 % | 39 % | 66 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 76 % | 41 % | 63 % | 33 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Relief | 73 % | 50 % | 34 % | 29 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Humor | 65 % | 57 % | 12 % | 27 % |
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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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Details
- Directed by
- Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Written by
- Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
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