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Hotel for Dogs

2009 · 100 min · Director: Thor Freudenthal ★ IMDb 5.5 · 26,825 ratings

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Animals are strictly forbidden at Andi and her little brother Bruce's foster home. But for Friday, the adorable dog they secretly care for, they're ready to risk everything. They finally find him an ideal shelter, a huge abandoned hotel that Bruce transforms thanks to his engineering genius. In what has become an incredible paradise for dogs, Friday is soon joined by all kinds of furry friends, so many in fact that their barks alert the neighbors...and the local pound, who can't understand the disappearance of all the stray dogs. Andi and Bruce will have to call on all their friends and all their imagination to stop the hotel's secret from being discovered.

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Hotel for Dogs (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 35%, Humor 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Love
25%Humor
20%Hope
  1. Love35%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Hope20%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Humor and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 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
  • Relief
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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 63 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeReliefTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor33 %10 %3 %17 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor39 %13 %13 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Relief46 %15 %23 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sadness49 %15 %16 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness44 %18 %13 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor43 %21 %11 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Humor48 %26 %8 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor51 %35 %15 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Hope50 %36 %23 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Humor44 %30 %19 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Hope44 %26 %13 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension54 %18 %5 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension64 %10 %1 %59 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Sadness69 %23 %5 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Hope70 %39 %9 %64 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension69 %44 %18 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Hope69 %53 %40 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Relief72 %60 %60 %17 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Don Cheadle

Bernie

Kyla Pratt

Heather

TG
Troy Gentile

Mark

Lisa Kudrow

Lois Scudder

Kevin Dillon

Carl Scudder

Ajay Naidu

ACO Jake

RL
Robinne Lee

Carol

Yvette Nicole Brown

Ms. Camwell

AW
Andre Ware

Officer Jeff

JK
Jonathan Klein

Evan

RG
Rubén Garfias

Department Store Employee

KV
Kenny Vibert

Jason

SL
Stephen Liska

Desk Sergeant

JH
Jeremy Howard

Hot Dog Man

TS
Tiya Sircar

Marianne

Details

Directed by
Thor Freudenthal
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
100 min
Country
Germany, United States
Genres
Comedy, Family
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 26,825 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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