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This Means War

2012 · 98 min · Director: McG ★ IMDb 6.3 · 201,971 ratings

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CIA agents and best friends Tuck and FDR have been benched because someone's after them. Tuck is divorced and not close to his son; FDR is a ladies' man. Tuck places his profile on a dating site; Lauren sees it and goes out with him. She later bumps into FDR; he hits on her and she goes out with him. She's intrigued by both of them. When they learn they're both dating her, they agree to let her choose, but they can't help using their skills to keep tabs on her and each other, and sabotage each other's dates with her.

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This Means War (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
20%Joy
  1. Humor30%
  2. Joy20%
  3. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Joy. 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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  • Humor
  • Love
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorLoveTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension55 %28 %8 %50 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor46 %31 %15 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor46 %41 %23 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor48 %45 %26 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor44 %41 %25 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor44 %39 %24 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Love48 %39 %31 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor51 %44 %35 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Humor53 %48 %26 %32 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Humor53 %49 %20 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor54 %53 %21 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Humor55 %53 %19 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Humor54 %46 %23 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Love51 %43 %34 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Humor50 %44 %29 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Humor53 %39 %18 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Sadness59 %29 %13 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Tension69 %28 %14 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Tension74 %29 %31 %57 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Relief70 %28 %50 %30 %
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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

Chris Pine

FDR Foster

Til Schweiger

Heinrich

CH
Chelsea Handler

Trish

JP
John Paul Ruttan

Joe

AS
Abigail Spencer

Katie

Rosemary Harris

Nana Foster

GT
George Touliatos

Grandpa Foster

CC
Clint Carleton

Jonas

WC
Warren Christie

Steve

LS
Leela Savasta

Kelly

DB
Dominique Brownes

Hong Kong Beauty

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Paul Wu

Korean Leader

DA
Daren A. Herbert

Agent Bothwick

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Kevin O'Grady

Agent Boyles

JR
Jesse Reid

Agent Dickerman

Details

Directed by
McG
Written by
Timothy Dowling, Simon Kinberg, Marcus Gautesen
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 201,971 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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