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Hot Summer Nights

2017 · 107 min · Director: Elijah Bynum ★ IMDb 6.4 · 28,954 ratings

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In the summer of 1991, a sheltered teenage boy comes of age during a wild summer he spends on Cape Cod getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first time, partying and eventually realizing that he is in over his head.

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Emotional fingerprint

Hot Summer Nights (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Anxiety 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anxiety, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Anxiety and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Sadness
Curiosity
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 13 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity38 %25 %20 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity35 %20 %13 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity34 %18 %10 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity38 %16 %15 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor41 %23 %14 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension41 %34 %9 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity41 %39 %8 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension50 %48 %6 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension55 %51 %6 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Humor48 %42 %10 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Tension45 %36 %20 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Sadness49 %36 %26 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Love51 %44 %21 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension53 %50 %25 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Sadness56 %51 %41 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Sadness66 %59 %45 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Tension78 %73 %35 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Tension81 %78 %40 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Sadness73 %58 %54 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Sadness63 %33 %57 %43 %
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

Timothée Chalamet

Daniel Middleton

MM
Maia Mitchell

Amy Calhoun

Thomas Jane

Sergeant Calhoun

Jack Kesy

Ponytail

TB
Thomas Blake, Jr.

Taylor

KB
Kimberly Battista

Vice Principle Finney

CJ
Christian James

Football Player

CD
Catherine Dyer

Wife at Beach House

CA
Caroline Arapoglou

Beach House Girl

RK
Rebecca Koon

Aunt Barb

JS
Jeanine Serralles

Daniel's Mom

FG
Fred Galle

Summerbird Dad

FM
Flynn McHugh

Summerbird Brother

BK
Brian Kurlander

McKayla's Father

KF
Kate Forbes

Boss Man's Lady

RR
Rebecca Ray

Amy's Friend #3

Details

Directed by
Elijah Bynum
Written by
Elijah Bynum
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 28,954 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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