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The Bucket List

2007 · 97 min · Director: Rob Reiner, Rob Reiner ★ IMDb 7.3 · 275,903 ratings

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Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. In the process, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find joy in life.

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The Bucket List (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Adventure. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness37 %23 %25 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor41 %31 %30 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sadness49 %41 %36 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor51 %45 %34 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Empathy54 %49 %39 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness59 %50 %48 %27 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor57 %45 %41 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension61 %38 %29 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor71 %24 %14 %51 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Joy66 %18 %9 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor55 %33 %24 %37 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Empathy59 %54 %40 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Empathy63 %60 %45 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Sadness54 %51 %41 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Empathy51 %46 %39 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Tension64 %56 %48 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Empathy71 %66 %54 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Empathy73 %70 %56 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Empathy78 %75 %63 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

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

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Sean Hayes

Sean Hayes

Thomas

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Beverly Todd

Virginia Chambers

AF
Alfonso Freeman

Roger Chambers

DL
Dawn Lewis

Flight Attendant

Rob Morrow

Dr. Hollins

BC
Brian Copeland

Lee

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Rowena King

Angelica

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Annton Berry Jr.

Kai

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Destiny Brownridge

Maya

VB
Verda Bridges

Chandra

IA
Ian Anthony Dale

Instructor

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Jennifer Defrancisco

Emily

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Angela Gardner

Female Administrator

Noel Gugliemi

Mechanic

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Jonathan Hernandez

Manny

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Karen Maruyama

Nurse Shing

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Amber Mead

Attractive Woman #1

SR
Serena Reeder

Rachel

Details

Directed by
Rob Reiner, Rob Reiner
Written by
Justin Zackham
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 275,903 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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