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Big Fan

2009 · 91 min · Director: Robert Siegel, Robert D. Siegel ★ IMDb 6.6 · 10,278 ratings

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A hard-core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.

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Big Fan (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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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 Confusion, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Empathy and Anxiety. 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

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  • Sympathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

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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 28 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor40 %17 %12 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Excitement46 %18 %11 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor50 %19 %10 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor46 %19 %15 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor41 %18 %25 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor51 %31 %43 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension68 %54 %58 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Sympathy65 %58 %51 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Sympathy53 %48 %39 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Sympathy52 %49 %35 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Sympathy57 %54 %34 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Excitement55 %48 %35 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Sympathy56 %46 %45 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Sympathy63 %54 %55 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Sympathy61 %51 %54 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension55 %38 %48 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Tension64 %32 %57 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension73 %36 %64 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Sympathy63 %38 %47 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Patton Oswalt

Paul Aufiero

Michael Rapaport

Philadelphia Phil

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Paul's Mom

SF
Serafina Fiore

Gina Aufiero

GC
Gino Cafarelli

Jeff Aufiero

JH
Jonathan Hamm

Quantrell Bishop

MS
Matt Servitto

Detective Velardi

JG
Joe Garden

Dennis

PH
Polly Humphreys

Christine

SF
Scott Ferrall

Sports Dogg

SA
Sidné Anderson

Hospital Doctor

JL
Julian Lane

Birthday Boy

CG
Caroline Gallo

Gina and Jeff Daughter

ML
Maya Louise Dispenza

Christine and Dennis Daughter

CB
Cookie Bradshaw

Law-Office Ad Woman

MJ
Malik Jacobs

Shady House Guy

JH
Jason Hardee

Quantrell Buddy #1

RA
Ronnie Amadi

Quantrell Buddy #2

AE
Angel Estrada

Quantrell Buddy #3

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 10,278 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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