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Swiss Army Man

2016 · 97 min · Director: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan ★ IMDb 6.9 · 143,140 ratings

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Hank, stranded on a deserted island and about to kill himself, notices a corpse washed up on the beach. He befriends it, naming it Manny, only to discover that his new friend can talk and has a myriad of supernatural abilities...which may help him get home.

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Swiss Army Man (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 28%, Empathy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Empathy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Empathy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Sadness
Hope
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 23 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness65 %55 %60 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
12.5 %≈ 12′Hope57 %42 %37 %37 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sadness56 %41 %36 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Hope53 %36 %24 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor53 %30 %14 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor56 %30 %18 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor58 %33 %21 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor57 %33 %15 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Hope58 %39 %15 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Hope60 %49 %21 %51 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Empathy60 %51 %25 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Empathy55 %49 %31 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Empathy56 %51 %39 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Empathy65 %59 %50 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Sadness73 %64 %61 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Sadness73 %61 %59 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Tension70 %59 %50 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Empathy66 %56 %49 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Sadness58 %47 %48 %40 %
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

Paul Dano

Hank

AR
Antonia Ribero

Crissie

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Timothy Eulich

Preston

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Richard Gross

Hank's Dad

MC
Marika Casteel

Reporter

AH
Andy Hull

Cameraman

AM
Aaron Marshall

Officer #1

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Shane Carruth

Coroner

JH
Jessica Harbeck

Officer #2 (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan
Written by
Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 143,140 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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