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Beastie Boys Story

2020 · 120 min · Director: Spike Jonze, Spike Jonze ★ IMDb 7.7 · 9,059 ratings

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Here's a little story they're about to tell... Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze.

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Beastie Boys Story (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Nostalgia 30%, Humor 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%
  2. Joy10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Nostalgia, Humor, Excitement. Genres: Documentary, Music, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Nostalgia, Humor and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Nostalgia
  • Humor
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Nostalgia

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Nostalgia
Humor
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityNostalgiaHumorSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness57 %42 %38 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Nostalgia51 %40 %40 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor46 %34 %39 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Humor49 %30 %44 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Humor57 %30 %53 %0 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Joy59 %31 %46 %1 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Joy54 %33 %36 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Humor56 %29 %38 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Sadness59 %28 %40 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Humor54 %31 %41 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 63′Humor49 %29 %39 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 69′Sadness49 %24 %34 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 75′Sadness53 %25 %28 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 81′Sadness57 %31 %20 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 87′Joy59 %35 %25 %16 %
77.5 %≈ 93′Inspiration64 %42 %30 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 99′Sadness75 %57 %25 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 105′Nostalgia69 %56 %28 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 111′Humor50 %38 %36 %18 %
97.5 %≈ 117′Humor43 %27 %42 %8 %
Man in a hole

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

BB
Beastie Boys

MD
Michael Diamond

Self

MD
Mike D

AH
Adam Horovitz

Self

AH
Adam Horovitz

AY
Adam Yauch

Self (archive footage)

AB
Afrika Bambaataa

Self (archive footage)

JB
John Berry

Self (archive footage)

KB
Kurtis Blow

Self (archive footage)

MC
Mario Caldato Jr.

Self (archive footage)

DC
Dick Clark

Self (archive footage)

DC
Don Cornelius

Self (archive footage)

AC
Adam Curry

Self (archive footage)

TG
Tenzin Gyatso

Self (archive footage)

MD
Matt Dike

Self (archive footage)

KD
Karen Duffy

Self (archive footage)

MS
Michael Simpson

Self (archive footage)

JK
John King

Self (archive footage)

JC
Jill Cunniff

Self (archive footage)

Details

Written by
Spike Jonze, Adam Horovitz, Mike D, Spike Jonze, Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 9,059 ratings
Feels mostly
Nostalgia
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