Stand Up Guys
2012 · 95 min · Director: Fisher Stevens, Fisher Stevens
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After 28 years, Val gets out of prison, and his friend Doc picks him up. The local mob boss, Claphands, wants Val dead (Claphands' son died in a robbery and he blames Val) and Doc has until morning to kill him. It's a long night: Val wants to party - they visit a cat house, Val needs Viagra, they break into a pharmacy. After midnight, they pick up Hirsch, their old wheelman, drive the city in a stolen car. They visit the cat house, help a woman in distress, bury a body, and eat at Doc's hangout, a café where the waitress, Alex, is cheerful. The sun rises, Claphands wants Val dead, and Val, who has figured out his fate, is resigned. Is there anything left to take care of?
Emotional fingerprint
Stand Up Guys (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Smile 30%, Empathy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Smile30%
- Empathy25%
- Humor20%
- Sadness15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Smile, Empathy, Humor. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Smile, Empathy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Love
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Love | 37 % | 12 % | 32 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 41 % | 11 % | 24 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 50 % | 9 % | 14 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 53 % | 10 % | 14 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 48 % | 15 % | 24 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 49 % | 23 % | 31 % | 36 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Empathy | 59 % | 34 % | 31 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 66 % | 41 % | 30 % | 51 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 64 % | 38 % | 29 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 57 % | 28 % | 24 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 56 % | 24 % | 16 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 61 % | 23 % | 14 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 66 % | 29 % | 21 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 71 % | 55 % | 36 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 76 % | 70 % | 43 % | 66 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 74 % | 63 % | 35 % | 63 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 70 % | 61 % | 36 % | 63 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 75 % | 69 % | 55 % | 68 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Love | 82 % | 73 % | 73 % | 72 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Allison
Lisa
Jargoniew #2
Jargoniew on Couch
Details
- Directed by
- Fisher Stevens, Fisher Stevens
- Written by
- Noah Haidle
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Smile
- Data updated
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