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Dean

2016 · 94 min · Director: Demetri Martin, Demetri Martin ★ IMDb 6.3 · 2,904 ratings

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Dean lives in Brooklyn and has recently lost his mother. His father Robert is an engineer who lives in the suburbs and is having difficulty adjusting to a life alone. Dean's ex-fiancee Michelle attempts to give back the engagement ring, as Dean has "un-proposed." Dean refuses, suggesting she put it on a charm bracelet. Dean's best friend Brett is getting married. Dean is actually the "second best" man behind Kevin. Brett and Dean were roommates, along with Eric who has flown out from Los Angeles for the wedding. During the wedding ceremony, Dean sees Michelle's wedding date and gets distracted. When asked to produce the wedding ring, he fumbles with it and drops it. Later during the reception, a drunken Kevin finishes up the best man speech. Dean begins his best man speech, but gets rudely interrupted by Kevin, who gets up and starts swinging at Dean..

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Dean (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor20%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Sadness
Empathy
Humor
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 28 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness58 %52 %48 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor54 %41 %41 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor53 %26 %32 %51 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor56 %19 %30 %56 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor50 %18 %28 %49 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor43 %18 %24 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor46 %15 %23 %45 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor49 %11 %21 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor45 %9 %16 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Humor44 %6 %13 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor48 %6 %15 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Humor50 %9 %19 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Humor49 %16 %25 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Sadness48 %27 %36 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Empathy53 %39 %49 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Sadness63 %54 %61 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Sadness73 %68 %71 %14 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Sadness80 %71 %76 %11 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Empathy82 %67 %77 %5 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

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

CW
Christine Woods

Michelle

BH
Briga Heelan

Becca

GG
Ginger Gonzaga

Jill

Reid Scott

Brett

RS
Rory Scovel

Eric

MH
Meryl Hathaway

Alissa

DT
Drew Tarver

Kip

AA
Asif Ali

Noah

PS
Peter Scolari

Patrick

KB
Kate Berlant

Naomi

JB
Jesaiah Baer

Partygoer

KB
Kathrine Barnes

Bookstore Employee

H. Jon Benjamin

Phone Store Salesman

Beck Bennett

Trevor

TV
Tori V. Bennett

Dean's Punk Girlfriend

SB
Steven Bono Jr.

Groomsman

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 2,904 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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