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Hoot

2006 · 91 min · Director: Wil Shriner, Wil Shriner ★ IMDb 5.6 · 9,220 ratings

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The story of a young man moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls, and that a tough girl at his school named Beatrice has some connection with the barefoot boy, who has some connection with vandalism at the construction site. When they realize that a population of endangered burrowing owls is threatened by new construction the kids decide to take on crooked politicians and bumbling cops in the hope of saving their new friends.

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

30%Hope
25%Smile
20%Humor
  1. Hope30%
  2. Smile25%
  3. Humor20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Hope, Smile, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Hope, Smile and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 5.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Hope
  • Tension
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Hope
Tension
Joy
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 peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeTensionJoy
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity38 %10 %23 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor41 %9 %31 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor41 %8 %33 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor43 %8 %34 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity45 %8 %35 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity43 %10 %25 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity41 %11 %23 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor44 %9 %34 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Humor48 %13 %43 %5 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension50 %20 %45 %5 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension48 %23 %36 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Joy46 %21 %29 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Humor46 %18 %33 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Humor45 %23 %31 %14 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Hope51 %31 %36 %10 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension60 %33 %51 %9 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Hope64 %43 %59 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Hope70 %57 %48 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Joy69 %56 %19 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Joy57 %45 %2 %52 %
Rags to riches

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

Brie Larson

Beatrice "The Bear" Leep

CL
Cody Linley

Mullet Fingers

Neil Flynn

Mr. Eberhardt

Clark Gregg

Muckle

Kiersten Warren

Mrs. Eberhardt

JC
Jessica Cauffiel

Kimberly

DC
Dean Collins

Garrett

Robert Wagner

Mayor Grandy

EP
Eric Phillips

Dana

JB
Jimmy Buffett

Mr. Ryan

JA
John Archie

Captain

RD
Robert Donner

Kalo

SA
Stacy Ann Rose

Dr. Gonzalez

DJ
Damaris Justamante

Mrs. Matherson

KS
Kin Shriner

City Clerk

DB
Delaney Buffett

Soccer Pal #2

BG
B.J. Grieco

Mayor Grandy's Assistant

Details

Directed by
Wil Shriner, Wil Shriner
Written by
Carl Hiaasen, Wil Shriner, Wil Shriner
Type
Movies
Released
2006
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 9,220 ratings
Feels mostly
Hope
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