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Old Boys

2018 · 96 min · Director: Toby MacDonald ★ IMDb 6.1 · 1,556 ratings

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At an English all-boys boarding school, the life of nerdy Amberson is turned upside down when the daughter of the new French teacher arrives. As he ends up playing matchmaker to the school's popular sporting hero in dire need of romantic assistance, he realises he's falling for the girl himself. A fresh and vibrant comedy, OLD BOYS is a modern twist on the timeless story of Cyrano de Bergerac.

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Old Boys (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Love
  1. Humor35%
  2. Love25%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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  • Humor
  • Empathy
  • Love

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorEmpathyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor45 %40 %37 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor45 %41 %35 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor44 %43 %25 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor43 %40 %21 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor46 %41 %29 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor54 %51 %29 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor55 %53 %29 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor53 %48 %35 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor54 %51 %35 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Humor54 %51 %32 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Humor54 %41 %38 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Empathy54 %35 %44 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Humor53 %36 %45 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Love56 %31 %48 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Love63 %28 %50 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension65 %36 %50 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Tension65 %40 %54 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Empathy69 %34 %61 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Love70 %26 %61 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Empathy63 %20 %55 %38 %
Cinderella

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

Alex Lawther

Amberson

JM
Joshua McGuire

Huggins

Nicholas Rowe

Headmaster

NA
Nicholas Agnew

Jonty

GM
Giles Malcolm

Audley

DG
David Gordon-Dixon

Scheppy

AM
Archie Merry

Hood

JC
Jack Cooper Stimpson

Birtles

EV
Eros Vlahos

Johnson

RF
Robbie Fraser

Vickers

PC
Paul Cawley

Tuppy

NS
Noah Stratton-Twine

School Boy

JW
Jon Wennington

VIP Guest (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Toby MacDonald
Written by
Freddy Syborn, Luke Ponte
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom, Sweden
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 1,556 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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