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Special Correspondents

2016 · 100 min · Director: Ricky Gervais ★ IMDb 5.9 · 27,796 ratings

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A New York radio reporter and his sound engineer are sent to Ecuador to cover a developing civil war. However, they lose their passports before leaving so come up with a Plan B: cover it from New York while pretending to be on the ground in Ecuador.

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Special Correspondents (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Smile 25%, Confusion 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
25%Smile
  1. Humor40%
  2. Smile25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Confusion. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Tension
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 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity42 %32 %21 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor43 %38 %19 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor42 %37 %19 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness45 %39 %24 %27 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor52 %48 %30 %32 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor55 %53 %31 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor56 %54 %25 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Humor56 %54 %28 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor55 %48 %39 %37 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension55 %46 %41 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Humor56 %50 %31 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Humor52 %49 %25 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Humor50 %46 %29 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Humor50 %42 %35 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Humor52 %38 %43 %39 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension61 %37 %55 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension70 %40 %65 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension74 %51 %65 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Relief66 %54 %42 %18 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Humor52 %47 %16 %6 %
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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

Vera Farmiga

Eleanor Finch

Kelly Macdonald

Claire Maddox

Benjamin Bratt

John Baker

MH
Meghan Heffern

Virginia

Kevin Pollak

Geoffrey Mallard

Mimi Kuzyk

Secretary of State

JN
Jim Norton

Rent Boy

AC
Ari Cohen

Rampling

AB
Alison Brooks

TV Talkshow Host

KR
Kim Ramirez

Brenda

KM
Kelly McCormack

Station Accountant

DM
Duane Murray

Sacha

JL
Jonathan Langdon

Bellboy

DD
Daniel Della Penna

Chris Denby

LS
Laara Sadiq

British Host

AM
Anne Mroczkowski

American Host

Details

Directed by
Ricky Gervais
Written by
Simon Michaël, Ricky Gervais, Jacques Labib
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
100 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom, United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 27,796 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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