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The Darwin Awards

2006 · 94 min · Director: Finn Taylor ★ IMDb 5.9 · 10,823 ratings

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To investigate bizarre insurance claims that transpired in either accidents, death or both, a former cop and an insurance investigator travel throughout the country to look at the cases up close.

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The Darwin Awards (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Surprise 25%, Satisfaction 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Satisfaction. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Satisfaction. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
Curiosity
Tension
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 peaks around 43 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriosityTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity48 %35 %48 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity45 %29 %46 %27 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity43 %28 %44 %22 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity43 %32 %43 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity48 %37 %40 %32 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension55 %38 %41 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity53 %32 %49 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity54 %35 %48 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Tension61 %39 %38 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Sympathy59 %39 %29 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor55 %45 %26 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Humor53 %50 %28 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Humor54 %49 %25 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension60 %40 %26 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Sympathy61 %29 %30 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Love60 %24 %33 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension63 %24 %39 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Tension60 %30 %33 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Humor44 %32 %16 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Humor30 %28 %10 %10 %
Man in a hole

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

Ty Burrell

Emile

Josh Charles

Paramedic

Kevin Dunn

Insurance Exec

Nora Dunn

Mrs. Pearlman

Lukas Haas

Farley

BH
Brad Hunt

Stan

RP
Ross Patterson

Co Worker #1

RS
Russell Steinberg

Co Worker #2

AS
Adam Savage

Adam

JH
Jamie Hyneman

Army Dude

Details

Directed by
Finn Taylor
Written by
Finn Taylor
Type
Movies
Released
2006
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 10,823 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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