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Best Man Down

2012 · 90 min · Director: Ted Koland ★ IMDb 6.4 · 10,327 ratings

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The best man at Scott (Long) and Kristin's (Weixler) Arizona destination wedding, Lumpy (Labine) is the life of the party, until a long, indulgent night leads to his untimely death. Forced to cancel their honeymoon and fly back to Minneapolis to arrange for his funeral, Scott and Kristin meet Ramsey (Timlin) and learn that Lumpy isn't quite who they thought he was.

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Best Man Down (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Humor
  1. Humor20%
  2. Love15%
  3. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Empathy
Sadness
Tension
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor52 %12 %5 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor50 %16 %8 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor50 %28 %24 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sadness54 %39 %44 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sadness50 %38 %41 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension46 %31 %33 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Sadness48 %30 %30 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor48 %31 %29 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Sadness49 %39 %35 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Empathy57 %45 %30 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension64 %39 %14 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension60 %39 %24 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Sadness65 %51 %49 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension69 %54 %46 %57 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Empathy61 %49 %34 %56 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension61 %51 %44 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Sadness71 %65 %63 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Empathy81 %80 %65 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Empathy85 %85 %57 %10 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

Jess Weixler

Kristin

Evan Jones

Winston

PS
Peter Syvertsen

Roger

JM
James Michael Detmar

Uncle Willis

JH
Jane Hammill

Aunt Helen

CW
Claudia Wilkens

Lumpy's Mom

BB
Bruce Bohne

Sheriff

JT
Joel Thingvall

Man Sleeping at Wedding

RB
Rachel Borka

Wedding Girl (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Ted Koland
Written by
Ted Koland
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 10,327 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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