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Looking

2016 · 85 min · Director: Andrew Haigh ★ IMDb 7.5 · 11,576 ratings

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Patrick returns to San Francisco in search of closure and resolution regarding his relationships with Richie and Kevin.

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

20%Humor
  1. Humor20%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Joy
  • Love
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

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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 dips around 33 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyLoveHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Joy43 %38 %17 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Joy46 %38 %18 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor50 %35 %18 %46 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor54 %38 %20 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Joy50 %31 %23 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Sadness41 %16 %20 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Tension40 %13 %24 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Love48 %20 %38 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Humor50 %24 %39 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Humor48 %16 %25 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Tension54 %6 %20 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Sadness60 %14 %29 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Joy63 %43 %44 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Joy65 %60 %51 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Joy65 %59 %50 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Joy69 %46 %44 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Tension68 %20 %31 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Love63 %14 %39 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Love60 %31 %50 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Joy53 %40 %42 %33 %
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

FJ
Frankie J. Alvarez

LW
Lauren Weedman

Doris

Russell Tovey

Kevin Matheson

Raúl Castillo

Richie Donado

DF
Daniel Franzese

Eddie

OF
O-T Fagbenle

Frank

CP
Chris Perfetti

Brady

MR
Michael Rosen

Jimmy

TD
Tyne Daly

Justice of the Peace

JF
Jennifer Foster

Kyah

CJ
Cleve Jones

Cleve Jones

CM
Christopher Michael Holley

Taxi Driver

SR
Suilma Rodriguez

Barista

Details

Directed by
Andrew Haigh
Written by
Andrew Haigh, Michael Lannan
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 11,576 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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