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Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief

2008 · 85 min · Director: Craig Shapiro ★ IMDb 4 · 3,164 ratings

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Maya Dolittle, who can talk to animals like her father, is placed on special assignment by the President of the United States of America.

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Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor35%
  2. Joy25%
  3. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Family. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Hope
  • Joy

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

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Dominant emotion

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

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorHopeJoy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor38 %38 %17 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor43 %41 %15 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor44 %41 %18 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor43 %41 %20 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor41 %41 %23 %14 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor41 %41 %25 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor49 %49 %20 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor53 %53 %13 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Humor50 %39 %21 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Hope51 %29 %39 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Humor50 %35 %40 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Empathy49 %35 %36 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Empathy49 %29 %36 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Hope50 %24 %36 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Empathy54 %20 %38 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Tension54 %28 %36 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Tension55 %39 %39 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension61 %43 %45 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Tension68 %41 %49 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Joy70 %40 %50 %63 %
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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

Kyla Pratt

Maya Dolittle

Malcolm Stewart

Chief Dorian

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Niall Matter

Cole Fletcher

EG
Elise Gatien

Courtney Sterling

Karen Holness

Lisa Dolittle

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Kwesi Ameyaw

Prince Tharoor

SB
Stephanie Belding

Doris Park-Weaver

Christopher Gaze

Academic #1

AM
Andrew McIlroy

Academic #2

KK
Kirsten Kilburn

Co-Ed

AT
Adam Thomas

Frat Boy

JG
Jason Griffith

Guard

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Alex Kliner

Janitor

Jennifer Coolidge

Daisy (voice)

Richard Kind

Groundhog (voice)

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Phil Proctor

Monkey (voice)

Ben Diskin

Anteater (voice)

Greg Ellis

Wallaby (voice)

Details

Directed by
Craig Shapiro
Written by
Matt Lieberman (teleplay by), Hugh Lofting (based upon the "Dr. Dolittle" stories by), Matt Lieberman (story by), Kathleen Laccinole (teleplay by), Matt Lieberman, Kathleen Laccinole
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
85 min
Country
USA, Canada
Genres
Comedy, Family
Ratings
★ IMDb 4 · 3,164 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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