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Tower Heist

2011 · 104 min · Director: Brett Ratner ★ IMDb 6.2 · 158,761 ratings

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Manager of a high-rise condo, Josh Kovaks' a good relationship with the tenants; especially financier, Arthur Shaw. When Shaw's arrested for fraud. Josh thinks it's a misunderstanding that can be resolved, but later he learns that the employees' pension fund - which he asked Shaw to handle - is gone. When one of the employees tries to kill himself, Josh's views of Shaw change. He goes to see him and loses his temper - and his job. An FBI agent tells him Shaw might just walk, and recovering the fund is unlikely. She tells him it's been rumored that Shaw has $20 million lying around if he needs it in a hurry. Josh thinks he knows where it is. Josh, along with 2 other (fired) employees, a(n evicted) tenant, and an (criminal) acquaintance, they set out to get into Shaw's, and get the money.

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Tower Heist (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Satisfaction 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Anger15%
  3. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Satisfaction. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Satisfaction. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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  • Tension
  • Humor
  • Satisfaction

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Satisfaction

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Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionHumorSatisfaction
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %10 %43 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor46 %16 %44 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor50 %35 %34 %1 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension60 %49 %19 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sympathy71 %46 %14 %1 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sympathy69 %38 %21 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sympathy57 %28 %35 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor55 %25 %49 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor57 %30 %56 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor56 %36 %53 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Humor55 %44 %45 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Humor55 %49 %44 %11 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Humor60 %56 %46 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension70 %68 %48 %13 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension78 %75 %44 %14 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension79 %77 %36 %11 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Tension75 %75 %30 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension75 %66 %30 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Satisfaction78 %55 %35 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

Ben Stiller

Josh Kovacs

Alan Alda

Arthur Shaw

Matthew Broderick

Mr. Fitzhugh

Judd Hirsch

Mr. Simon

Téa Leoni

Special Agent Claire Denham

Michael Peña

Enrique Dev’Reaux

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Gabourey Sidibe

Odessa Montero

Nina Arianda

Miss Iovenko

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Harry O'Reilly

Special Agent Danszk

JC
James Colby

Special Agent Huggins

PV
Peter Van Wagner

Marty Klein, Esq.

Željko Ivanek

Director Mazin

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Lynne Rossetto Kasper

Radio Host (voice)

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Annika Pergament

NASDAQ / News Reporter

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Clem Cheung

Kwan

Details

Directed by
Brett Ratner
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States, Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 158,761 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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