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The Comedy

2012 · 93 min · Director: Rick Alverson ★ IMDb 6.3 · 5,662 ratings

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Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity and irreverence.

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The Comedy (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Confusion 25%, Envy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
20%Envy
  1. Humor35%
  2. Envy20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Envy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Envy. 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

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  • Disgust
  • Tension
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disgust

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Disgust
Tension
Humor
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 38 %, then dips around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisgustTensionHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Disgust48 %42 %30 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Disgust50 %43 %31 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor41 %25 %28 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor43 %24 %31 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Disgust55 %46 %36 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Disgust60 %58 %32 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
37.5 %≈ 35′Disgust77 %68 %60 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Tension66 %53 %56 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Disgust53 %40 %44 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor50 %36 %43 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Sympathy59 %36 %55 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension61 %32 %59 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Humor53 %29 %49 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Disgust50 %35 %45 %32 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
82.5 %≈ 77′Humor43 %17 %22 %42 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Humor44 %15 %26 %32 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Melancholy47 %17 %25 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

JM
James Murphy

Kate Lyn Sheil

Waitress

AS
Adam Scarimbolo

Restaurant Manager

AR
Alexia Rasmussen

Young Woman

GR
Grace Rex

Hospital Nurse

LK
Liza Kate

Sister-In-Law

RK
Rock Kohli

Raj

RS
Richard Swift

Richard

WS
Will Sheff

Will

SK
Seth Koen

Male nurse

AH
Angus Hepburn

Wealthy Man

GK
Grace Kiley

Wealthy Woman

RR
Ryan Raftery

Antique shop patron

YK
Yianni Kool

Taxi Driver

RF
Roxanne Ferris

Woman Mistaken For Prostitute

Details

Directed by
Rick Alverson
Written by
Rick Alverson, Robert Donne, Colm O'Leary
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 5,662 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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