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What's in a Name?

2012 · 110 min · Director: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte ★ IMDb 7.3 · 20,483 ratings

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A father-to-be and his very pregnant wife are invited for dinner by his sister and his brother-in-law. The setting is an upper-middle-class apartment in Paris. When the expecting parents reveal they intend to name their son "Adolphe", everyone else at the dinner is speechless. The situation eventually gets out of hand, when no one can come to an understanding, and everyone starts unearthing old rivalries and unspoken issues.

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What's in a Name? (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Confusion 25%, Anger 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
15%Anger
  1. Humor35%
  2. Anger15%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Humor
  • Surprise

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Humor
Surprise
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 23 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionHumorSurprise
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor27 %11 %25 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor28 %9 %26 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor30 %7 %28 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
22.5 %≈ 25′Surprise54 %41 %47 %37 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension55 %47 %45 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Humor54 %49 %44 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Humor49 %43 %40 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Humor45 %40 %33 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Tension50 %45 %33 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Humor56 %52 %36 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Tension60 %56 %32 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Tension65 %59 %32 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Surprise69 %62 %34 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension70 %62 %27 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Love66 %57 %21 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Tension64 %57 %21 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Tension62 %54 %24 %19 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Humor59 %33 %29 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Love61 %12 %34 %24 %

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Cast

PB
Patrick Bruel

Vincent

FF
Françoise Fabian

Françoise

YL
Yaniss Lespert

Livreur pizza

MP
Miren Pradier

Infirmière bracelet

AL
Alexis Leprisé

Apollin

JL
Juliette Levant

Myrtille

BM
Bernard Murat

L'obstétricien

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
110 min
Country
France, Belgium
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 20,483 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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