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Belushi

2020 · 108 min · Director: R.J. Cutler ★ IMDb 7.2 · 3,030 ratings

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Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi's death, director R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the too-short life of once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.

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Belushi (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Nostalgia 30%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 25%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor10%
  2. Awe10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Nostalgia, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Nostalgia, Sadness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Humor

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
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Humor
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 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor50 %8 %31 %47 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor47 %14 %35 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Empathy47 %18 %36 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Joy48 %13 %29 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor47 %9 %25 %42 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Joy48 %8 %26 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Humor51 %10 %27 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Humor51 %18 %32 %42 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Anxiety51 %26 %39 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Empathy57 %24 %41 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Humor61 %17 %34 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Joy61 %26 %38 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Sadness58 %37 %44 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Humor57 %38 %46 %37 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Empathy61 %43 %53 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Empathy63 %47 %55 %13 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Anxiety65 %52 %56 %6 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Sadness73 %66 %65 %5 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Sadness76 %72 %65 %4 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Sadness70 %66 %55 %2 %
Riches to rags

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

TC
Tanner Colby

JB
Judith Belushi-Pisano

Self (archive footage)

Harold Ramis

Self (archive footage)

TS
Tom Schiller

Dan Aykroyd

Self (archive footage)

Chevy Chase

Self (archive footage)

John Landis

Self (archive footage)

PM
Penny Marshall

Self (archive footage)

LM
Lorne Michaels

Self (archive footage)

Jim Belushi

Self (archive footage)

IR
Ivan Reitman

Self (archive footage)

Bill Hader

John Belushi (voice)

Carrie Fisher

Self (archive footage)

Candice Bergen

Self (archive footage)

Bruce McGill

Self (archive footage)

Jane Curtin

Self (archive footage)

DN
Don Novello

Self (archive footage)

Joe Flaherty

Self (archive footage)

MA
Michael Apted

Self (archive footage)

MG
Mitch Glazer

Self (archive footage)

ER
Eugenie Ross-Leming

Self (archive footage)

Details

Directed by
R.J. Cutler
Written by
R.J. Cutler
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 3,030 ratings
Feels mostly
Nostalgia
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