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Vacation

2015 · 99 min · Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley ★ IMDb 6.2 · 136,892 ratings

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Following in the footsteps of his father, Clark Griswold, the man with a vision in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), his son, too, the hard-working family man, Rusty Griswold, wants to have some quality time with his wife, Debbie, and their two sons, Kevin and James. With the idea of revisiting the place of his vivid childhood memories, the exciting Walley World, keep coming to mind, Rusty decides to surprise his family with his proposal for an unforgettable trip across the country in their rented Albanian SUV. However, as the Griswolds hit the road for some serious family-bonding, this is easier said than done, and, disaster after disaster, Rusty's romantic intentions seem to go down the drain. Can some minor mishaps thwart Rusty's plans for creating the perfect family vacation?

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Vacation (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Smile 25%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Smile25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Love

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disgust

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 33 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension52 %37 %33 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor53 %46 %20 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor49 %47 %16 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor48 %46 %20 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor53 %51 %19 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor64 %53 %33 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension68 %50 %46 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor58 %50 %28 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Humor56 %54 %13 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Disgust59 %54 %16 %8 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Humor53 %50 %19 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Humor50 %48 %23 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Humor56 %50 %32 %14 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Humor61 %50 %49 %9 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Tension61 %43 %53 %8 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Sadness60 %38 %46 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Tension61 %38 %39 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Love63 %39 %33 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Humor60 %44 %30 %40 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Humor55 %48 %20 %37 %
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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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Steele Stebbins

Kevin Griswold

Chris Hemsworth

Stone Crandall

Leslie Mann

Audrey Griswold

Chevy Chase

Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo

Ellen Griswold

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Catherine Missal

Adena

Norman Reedus

Trucker

Keegan-Michael Key

Jack Peterson

Regina Hall

Nancy Peterson

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Emyri Crutchfield

Sheila Peterson

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Alkoya Brunson

Gary Peterson

Nick Kroll

Colorado Cop

Tim Heidecker

Utah Cop

Kaitlin Olson

Arizona Cop

Michael Peña

New Mexico Cop

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 136,892 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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