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Drinking Buddies

2013 · 90 min · Director: Joe Swanberg ★ IMDb 6.1 · 62,865 ratings

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Luke and Kate are co-workers at a Chicago brewery, where they spend their days drinking and flirting. They're perfect for each other, except that they're both in relationships. Luke is in the midst of marriage talks with his girlfriend of six years, Kate is playing it cool with her music producer boyfriend Chris. But you know what makes the line between "friends" and "more than friends" really blurry? Beer.

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Drinking Buddies (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 25%, Anxiety 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
20%Humor
  1. Love25%
  2. Humor20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Anxiety, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Anxiety and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Sadness
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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 8 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor29 %26 %3 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor27 %24 %2 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor30 %28 %2 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor32 %31 %2 %12 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor31 %29 %4 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor35 %33 %5 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor40 %37 %4 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor36 %33 %5 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Humor33 %30 %6 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor37 %27 %8 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension38 %20 %12 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor34 %19 %12 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor33 %25 %9 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Humor32 %26 %8 %17 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Love31 %23 %12 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Love37 %22 %14 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension44 %21 %15 %15 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension51 %12 %28 %16 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Sadness51 %6 %40 %18 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Sadness42 %9 %37 %14 %

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Cast

TW
Ti West

Dave

Jason Sudeikis

Gene Dentler

MB
Mike Brune

Mike

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Frank V. Ross

Frank

MG
Michael Gaertner

Man with Fiance

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Kristin Davis

Fiance

JC
Jim Ciback

Jim

AV
Alicia Van Couvering

Amy

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Michael Zeller

Eli

JS
Joe Swanberg

Angry Car Guy

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Roberta Chung

Partygoer (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Joe Swanberg
Written by
Joe Swanberg
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 62,865 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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