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A Merry Friggin' Christmas

2014 · 82 min · Director: Tristram Shapeero ★ IMDb 5.2 · 9,046 ratings

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Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.

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A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
20%Love
  1. Humor30%
  2. Love20%
  3. Joy15%
  4. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Joy

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

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Tension
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 73 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionJoy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor41 %37 %16 %11 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor44 %41 %19 %17 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Humor45 %44 %20 %22 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Humor44 %41 %23 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Humor48 %36 %36 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Tension52 %36 %43 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Humor48 %37 %32 %7 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Empathy44 %33 %28 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Tension45 %32 %33 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Humor46 %40 %32 %12 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Humor46 %43 %32 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Humor50 %36 %38 %7 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Sadness55 %32 %46 %4 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Tension62 %34 %55 %5 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Tension65 %37 %58 %7 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Humor59 %36 %51 %15 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Tension59 %30 %36 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 72′Joy58 %24 %14 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 76′Joy48 %15 %1 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 80′Joy39 %11 %0 %35 %
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

Lauren Graham

Luann Mitchler

Clark Duke

Nelson Mitchler

Oliver Platt

Hobo Santa

Wendi McLendon-Covey

Shauna Welnke

Tim Heidecker

Dave Welnke

Candice Bergen

Donna Mitchler

Robin Williams

Virgil Mitchler

PG
Pierce Gagnon

Douglas Mitchler

BW
Bebe Wood

Vera Mitchler

RL
Ryan Lee

Rance Welnke

AM
Amara Miller

Pam Welnke

MP
Mark Proksch

Trooper Zblocki

Jeffrey Tambor

Snow Globe Santa (voice)

AA
Amir Arison

Farhad

SG
Steele Gagnon

Cale Weinke

JJ
J.J. Jones

Young Boyd

Matt Jones

Cowboy Dick

BH
Barak Hardley

Cowboy Bob

Details

Directed by
Tristram Shapeero
Written by
Phil Johnston, Michael Brown
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.2 · 9,046 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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