How to Be a Man
2013 · 90 min · Director: Chadd Harbold
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When former comedian Mark McCarthy is faced with a rare form of cancer, he hires a young, impressionable cameraman to document his crude and comical lessons on what it means to be a man for his unborn son.
Emotional fingerprint
How to Be a Man (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Inspiration 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Inspiration25%
- Empathy20%
- Joy10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Inspiration, Empathy. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Inspiration and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Disgust
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disgust
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Disgust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 48 % | 45 % | 13 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 54 % | 51 % | 21 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 56 % | 54 % | 30 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 55 % | 53 % | 32 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 59 % | 54 % | 31 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Disgust | 60 % | 53 % | 29 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 56 % | 50 % | 24 % | 36 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 56 % | 51 % | 20 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 56 % | 53 % | 21 % | 36 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 55 % | 50 % | 25 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 56 % | 44 % | 36 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 60 % | 38 % | 50 % | 25 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 66 % | 31 % | 59 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 65 % | 29 % | 56 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 59 % | 31 % | 43 % | 18 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 63 % | 32 % | 29 % | 11 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Hope | 66 % | 38 % | 25 % | 15 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Humor | 63 % | 45 % | 30 % | 16 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Humor | 58 % | 47 % | 28 % | 13 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Margot
Kaitlin
Bryan's Mom
Felix
Annabelle
Gabby
Details
- Directed by
- Chadd Harbold
- Written by
- Chadd Harbold, Bryan Gaynor, Gavin McInnes
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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