The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
2007 · 83 min · Director: Seth Gordon
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In the early 1980s, legendary Billy Mitchell set a Donkey Kong record that stood for almost 25 years. This documentary follows the assault on the record by Steve Wiebe, an earnest teacher from Washington who took up the game while unemployed. The top scores are monitored by a cadre of players and fans associated with Walter Day, an Iowan who runs Funspot, an annual tournament. Wiebe breaks Mitchell's record in public at Funspot, and Mitchell promptly mails a controversial video tape of himself setting a new record. So Wiebe travels to Florida hoping Mitchell will face him for the 2007 Guinness World Records. Will the mind-game-playing Mitchell engage; who will end up holding the record?
Emotional fingerprint
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Excitement25%
- Curiosity20%
- Empathy10%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Curiosity. Genres: Documentary, Biography, Sport. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Curiosity
- Tension
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Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Curiosity | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 5 % | 46 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 15 % | 45 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 33 % | 42 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 32 % | 41 % | 27 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 22 % | 41 % | 27 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Joy | 46 % | 24 % | 41 % | 32 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 52 % | 32 % | 43 % | 44 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 53 % | 36 % | 42 % | 49 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 29 % | 39 % | 45 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 53 % | 20 % | 39 % | 52 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 59 % | 19 % | 43 % | 58 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 58 % | 24 % | 49 % | 55 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 51 % | 28 % | 47 % | 48 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 27 % | 39 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 43 % | 28 % | 33 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 49 % | 37 % | 30 % | 47 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sympathy | 56 % | 48 % | 29 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 59 % | 25 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sympathy | 65 % | 57 % | 17 % | 24 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Joy | 63 % | 45 % | 12 % | 9 % |
Riches to rags
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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Details
- Directed by
- Seth Gordon
- Written by
- Seth Gordon
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2007
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Documentary, Biography, Sport
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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