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JCVD

2008 · 96 min · Director: Mabrouk El Mechri ★ IMDb 7 · 41,615 ratings

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Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! In JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States.

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JCVD (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Smile 25%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
25%Smile
20%Joy
  1. Humor30%
  2. Smile25%
  3. Joy20%
  4. Love10%

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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor48 %32 %12 %2 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension60 %54 %19 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension68 %68 %26 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension60 %59 %25 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor43 %34 %20 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor38 %24 %21 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension53 %46 %28 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension59 %57 %26 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Humor57 %55 %25 %9 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension60 %54 %33 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Empathy55 %45 %40 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Tension56 %50 %48 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Empathy63 %50 %56 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Empathy61 %35 %60 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Empathy66 %46 %59 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Tension79 %74 %55 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension80 %71 %55 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Sadness70 %47 %58 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

VB
Valérie Bodson

Zinedine Soualem

Man wearing Beret

KB
Karim Belkhadra

Watchman

JW
Jean-François Wolff

Thirty-year-old

AP
Anne Paulicevich

Teller

JF
John Flanders

Ex-wife's Lawyer

JH
Janine Horsburgh

JCVD's Assistant

MZ
Mourade Zeguendi

Video Club Client

RC
Rock Chen

Asian Director

HW
Huifang Wang

Asian Translator

RK
Renata Kamara

Los Angeles Court Judge

VL
Vincent Lecuyer

Video Club Seller

JD
Jenny De Chez

JCVD's Taxi Driver

PS
Patrick Steltzer

Policeman 1

BE
Bernard Eylenbosch

Telecom Technician

PL
Pascal Lefebvre

Guard 2

JL
Jacky Lambert

Guard 3

Details

Directed by
Mabrouk El Mechri
Written by
Mabrouk El Mechri, Frédéric Benudis, Frédéric Taddeï, Christophe Turpin
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
96 min
Country
Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 41,615 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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