Instructions Not Included
2013 · 122 min · Director: Eugenio Derbez
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Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy womanizer, until a former fling, a young American named Julie, leaves a baby on his doorstep and takes off without a trace. Leaving Mexico for Los Angeles to find the baby's mother, Valentin ends up finding a new home for himself and his newfound daughter, Maggie. An unlikely father figure, Valentin raises Maggie for six years, while also establishing himself as one of Hollywood's top stuntmen to pay the bills, with Maggie acting as his on-set coach. As Valentin raises Maggie, she forces him to grow up too. But their unique and offbeat family is threatened when Maggie's birth mom, Julie, shows up out of the blue after six years after turning her own life around and wants full custody of Maggie, and Valentin realizes he's in danger of losing his daughter - and his best friend.
Emotional fingerprint
Instructions Not Included (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Empathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 43 % | 20 % | 20 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 49 % | 16 % | 25 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 51 % | 19 % | 25 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 49 % | 28 % | 25 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Love | 50 % | 40 % | 32 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Love | 55 % | 51 % | 40 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Love | 60 % | 50 % | 48 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 60 % | 40 % | 50 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 55 % | 36 % | 45 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 56 % | 44 % | 50 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Love | 58 % | 46 % | 53 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 56 % | 35 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 65 % | 31 % | 48 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 71 % | 36 % | 60 % | 54 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 71 % | 46 % | 65 % | 55 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Love | 78 % | 63 % | 74 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Sadness | 80 % | 68 % | 75 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Love | 80 % | 69 % | 71 % | 65 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Sadness | 79 % | 63 % | 68 % | 71 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Sadness | 68 % | 43 % | 55 % | 65 % |
Riches to rags
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
Julie
Director
Directora
Valentín niño
Amante Brasileña
Amante dominicana
Amante argentina
Amante oriental
Sammy
Agente migración
Portero hotel L.A.
Details
- Directed by
- Eugenio Derbez
- Written by
- Guillermo Ríos, Eugenio Derbez, Leticia López Margalli, Guillermo Ríos
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Country
- Mexico
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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