Central Intelligence
2016 · 107 min · Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
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Calvin Joyner was voted in high school the guy most likely to succeed. 20 years later he's an accountant. As his high school reunion approaches, he tries to make contact with his old schoolmates. And someone named Bob Stone contacts him. He says that he was known as Robbie Weirdicht in school. Calvin remembers that he was picked on, as a matter of fact after an extremely nasty prank he left school. They agree to meet and Calvin is surprised by how much he has changed. Bob asks Calvin to help him out. He says yes and the next thing he knows some men burst into his home. They're CIA, the one in charge is looking for Stone, she says he's a rogue agent. When they can't find Bob they leave. Later he approaches Calvin telling him, he is not a rogue agent, he's trying to find a person known as the Black Badger who is planning to sell some information that in the wrong hands can be disastrous. so he needs Calvin's help to stop him. Calvin's not sure whom he should believe.
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Central Intelligence (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 32%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor32%
- Excitement25%
- Empathy18%
- Surprise15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Joy
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Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 52 % | 45 % | 18 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 49 % | 46 % | 15 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 51 % | 50 % | 20 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 56 % | 50 % | 29 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sympathy | 56 % | 43 % | 29 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 40 % | 36 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 64 % | 46 % | 54 % | 11 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 74 % | 46 % | 68 % | 5 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 73 % | 38 % | 64 % | 5 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 39 % | 46 % | 6 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 63 % | 43 % | 39 % | 6 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sympathy | 69 % | 31 % | 49 % | 3 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 73 % | 31 % | 61 % | 3 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Humor | 71 % | 46 % | 63 % | 6 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Curiosity | 74 % | 50 % | 65 % | 5 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 79 % | 45 % | 69 % | 14 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Joy | 78 % | 46 % | 51 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Joy | 75 % | 57 % | 23 % | 63 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Joy | 75 % | 67 % | 8 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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
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Lady MC
Big Bro
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Details
- Directed by
- Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Written by
- Rawson Marshall Thurber, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, Ike Barinholtz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Country
- United States, China
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
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