Today's Special
2009 · 99 min · Director: David Kaplan, David Kaplan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Samir is a sous-chef in Manhattan. He quits when he's not promoted and his boss says his cooking lacks soul. He decides to find an unpaid internship in Paris, but his father suffers a heart attack, which will keep him home for a few weeks, so Samir must run the family's failing Indian restaurant in Queens. He can't cook Indian food, so things get dire when the chef quits, and Samir tracks down Akbar, a cabbie who claims to have cooked for British royalty in Bombay. Akbar cooks with mind, heart, and gut--and offers philosophy as well. With help from Carrie, whom he met at at the Manhattan restaurant, Samir begins to enjoy the work. But will his father approve? And if not, what then?
Emotional fingerprint
Today's Special (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Inspiration 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Inspiration25%
- Love20%
- Joy15%
- Satisfaction10%
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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, Inspiration, Love. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Inspiration and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Joy
- Empathy
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Joy | Empathy | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 33 % | 11 % | 10 % | 28 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 38 % | 12 % | 20 % | 34 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 42 % | 12 % | 26 % | 38 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 48 % | 9 % | 30 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 61 % | 6 % | 48 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 65 % | 9 % | 55 % | 28 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 57 % | 17 % | 36 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Joy | 48 % | 30 % | 23 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 48 % | 40 % | 27 % | 42 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Joy | 53 % | 37 % | 33 % | 44 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 57 % | 28 % | 41 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Empathy | 61 % | 35 % | 49 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Joy | 60 % | 49 % | 41 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Joy | 58 % | 49 % | 35 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Empathy | 58 % | 40 % | 43 % | 21 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 60 % | 34 % | 45 % | 22 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 64 % | 41 % | 39 % | 22 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Joy | 73 % | 62 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Joy | 67 % | 63 % | 36 % | 20 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Joy | 46 % | 43 % | 22 % | 13 % |
Rags to riches
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
Akbar
Henna (as Aarti Majmudar)
Abigail
Details
- Directed by
- David Kaplan, David Kaplan
- Written by
- Aasif Mandvi, Jonathan Bines, Aasif Mandvi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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