How Do You Know
2010 · 121 min · Director: James L. Brooks
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Star softball player, Lisa, has just been cut from the national team; Scholarly business man, George, has just been indicted from his father's company. With everything that they know in their lives taken from them, Lisa and George attempt to find romance. Lisa's potential boyfriend, Matty, however, is as clueless and perpetually single as they come, and George's girlfriend just dumped him. A chance hook-up through mutual friends, Lisa and George may be able to form a friendship, or more, that can help them climb out of the piles of lemons that life has handed to them.
Emotional fingerprint
How Do You Know (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Humor25%
- Anxiety20%
- Love15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Humor
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Humor | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 45 % | 8 % | 28 % | 35 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 44 % | 11 % | 29 % | 33 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 46 % | 11 % | 24 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sadness | 45 % | 10 % | 23 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 43 % | 14 % | 29 % | 34 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 43 % | 18 % | 30 % | 36 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 44 % | 19 % | 30 % | 36 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 44 % | 23 % | 36 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 41 % | 21 % | 34 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 40 % | 20 % | 28 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 43 % | 24 % | 31 % | 31 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 49 % | 21 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 55 % | 15 % | 30 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 54 % | 15 % | 25 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Empathy | 46 % | 24 % | 25 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Love | 46 % | 36 % | 29 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Love | 50 % | 43 % | 26 % | 39 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Love | 49 % | 41 % | 21 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Love | 53 % | 48 % | 21 % | 34 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Love | 60 % | 58 % | 23 % | 32 % |
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Cast
Annie's Mom
Annie's Dad
Matty's Teammate
Matty's Teammate
Details
- Directed by
- James L. Brooks
- Written by
- James L. Brooks
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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