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A Man Who Was Superman

2008 · 102 min · Director: Yoon-Chul Jung, Chung Yoon-chul ★ IMDb 7.2 · 2,399 ratings

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A snobbish producer makes a documentary about the extraordinary behavior of her neighbor who believes himself to be Superman.

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A Man Who Was Superman (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Humor
  1. Humor25%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
Tension
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 rises around 53 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor37 %12 %8 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor44 %18 %8 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor50 %24 %8 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor54 %25 %8 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor54 %29 %9 %32 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Inspiration54 %38 %15 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Empathy54 %44 %23 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Inspiration55 %45 %20 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Inspiration59 %46 %18 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Inspiration64 %51 %30 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Tension75 %64 %49 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Empathy85 %76 %66 %73 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Sadness83 %76 %75 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Sadness73 %69 %69 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Sadness73 %68 %65 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Sadness84 %76 %71 %70 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Empathy93 %84 %68 %88 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Tension95 %83 %55 %93 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 99′Sadness95 %90 %95 %10 %
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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Cast

Gianna Jun

Song Soo-jung

KA
Kang Ae-shim

JJ
Jin Ji-hee

Hee-jung / Lee Ji-young

DY
Do Yong-gu

Director

SW
Sun Woo-sun

Writer Kim

SY
Seo Young-hwa

Hee-jung's mother

PY
Park Yong-su

Ph.D Kim

WK
Woo Ki-hong

Police Officer Ha

Park Jin-woo

Doctor

KJ
Kim Jae-rok

Bruce Lee

LS
Lee Sang-yeob

Soo-jung's Male Friend

JH
Jo Hee-bong

Audio Engineer

JS
Jeon Su-ji

Parking Lot Woman

KA
Kang Ae-sim

Red Cross Staff

PH
Park Hyun-young

Nurse

PH
Park Hye-jin

Old Woman

Details

Directed by
Yoon-Chul Jung, Chung Yoon-chul
Written by
Yoon-Chul Jung, Jin-ho Yun, Myung Mi Ha, Chung Yoon-chul, Yoon Jin-ho
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
102 min
Country
South Korea
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 2,399 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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