Show Dogs
2018 · 90 min · Director: Raja Gosnell
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In a world where humans and anthropomorphic animals, e.g. talking dogs co-exist, a macho but lonely Rottweiler police dog named Max is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious dog show with his human partner Frank (Will Arnett) to stop an animal-smuggling scheme that is using the dog show as a front. When Max finds out the criminals are planning to sell Ling-Li, a baby giant panda, at the upcoming Canini Invitational dog show in Las Vegas, he's forced to go undercover as an entrant accompanied by Frank posing as his trainer..
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Show Dogs (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Excitement25%
- Surprise15%
- Relief15%
- Empathy10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Adventure. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 4.0/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 54/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Relief
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Relief | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 51 % | 38 % | 2 % | 43 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 52 % | 43 % | 4 % | 39 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 50 % | 46 % | 4 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 47 % | 46 % | 1 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 45 % | 40 % | 0 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 47 % | 39 % | 1 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 54 % | 48 % | 6 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Joy | 57 % | 51 % | 9 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 56 % | 51 % | 8 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 55 % | 49 % | 8 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Joy | 56 % | 40 % | 10 % | 30 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Joy | 58 % | 31 % | 13 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sympathy | 56 % | 26 % | 11 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 50 % | 28 % | 11 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Joy | 52 % | 32 % | 14 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Joy | 62 % | 36 % | 15 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 70 % | 38 % | 23 % | 63 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Relief | 74 % | 43 % | 45 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Relief | 73 % | 50 % | 62 % | 33 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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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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Details
- Directed by
- Raja Gosnell
- Written by
- Marc Hyman, Max Botkin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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