Thank You for Smoking
2005 · 92 min · Director: Jason Reitman
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The chief spokesperson and lobbyist Nick Naylor is the Vice President of the Academy of Tobacco Studies. He is talented in speaking and spins arguments to defend the cigarette industry in the most difficult situations. His best friends are Polly Bailey that works in the Moderation Council in alcohol business, and Bobby Jay Bliss of the gun business own advisory group SAFETY. They frequently meet each other in a bar and they self-title the M.O.D. Squad, a.k.a. Merchants of Death, disputing which industry has killed more people. Nick's greatest enemy is Vermont's Senator Ortolan Finistirre, who defends in the Senate the use of a skull and crossbones on cigarette packs. Nick's son Joey Naylor lives with his mother, and has the chance to know his father in a business trip. When the ambitious reporter Heather Holloway betrays Nick disclosing confidences he had in bed with her, his life turns upside-down. But Nick is good in what he does for the mortgage.
Emotional fingerprint
Thank You for Smoking (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 38%, Confusion 20%, Empathy 17%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor38%
- Confusion20%
- Empathy17%
- Surprise15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Sympathy
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Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sympathy | 52 % | 42 % | 17 % | 33 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 51 % | 48 % | 19 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 48 % | 46 % | 21 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 45 % | 43 % | 21 % | 9 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 46 % | 45 % | 18 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 48 % | 46 % | 16 % | 8 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 49 % | 46 % | 16 % | 6 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 53 % | 51 % | 14 % | 5 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 54 % | 46 % | 21 % | 8 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 53 % | 30 % | 36 % | 20 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sympathy | 53 % | 29 % | 39 % | 28 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 56 % | 35 % | 41 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 61 % | 34 % | 50 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Relief | 61 % | 30 % | 51 % | 32 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 59 % | 25 % | 44 % | 39 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 26 % | 35 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 54 % | 32 % | 41 % | 23 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 55 % | 39 % | 45 % | 14 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Relief | 55 % | 43 % | 37 % | 12 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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
Joan Lunden
Sue Maclean
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Details
- Directed by
- Jason Reitman
- Written by
- Jason Reitman, Christopher Buckley
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
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