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Dear Dictator

2017 · 90 min · Director: Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse ★ IMDb 5 · 5,279 ratings

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When political turmoil forces a British-Caribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge and hides with a rebellious teenage girl in suburban America, and ends up teaching the young teen how to start a revolution and overthrow the "mean girls" at her high school.

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Dear Dictator (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Smile 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Smile
20%Inspiration
  1. Humor35%
  2. Smile25%
  3. Inspiration20%
  4. Love10%
  5. Satisfaction10%

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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 5.0/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor43 %38 %21 %11 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor48 %40 %28 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor49 %41 %30 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor48 %35 %34 %27 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sadness51 %28 %44 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension55 %32 %45 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor54 %45 %34 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor52 %50 %31 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Humor52 %48 %35 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor52 %49 %33 %17 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Humor51 %48 %27 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor48 %45 %26 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor49 %45 %31 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Humor52 %42 %40 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension56 %32 %50 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Sadness64 %26 %57 %42 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension69 %33 %63 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Humor65 %41 %50 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Relief60 %36 %28 %40 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

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

Michael Caine

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Odeya Rush

Odeya Rush

Tatiana Mills

Katie Holmes

Seth Green

Dr. Charles Seaver

Jason Biggs

Mr. Spines

AV
Adrian Voo

Neighbor

JB
Jackson Beard

Denny

FM
Fish Myrr

Sarvia

JC
Jordyn Cavros

Gigi

HJ
Hannah Joy Brown

Chivas

YP
Yvette Parish

Jaxi

JG
Jacob Grodnik

Teddy

JW
Jay Willick

Det. Diggs

RS
Rosemberg Salgado

Colonel

DJ
Dana Joyce Schiller

Detective Spano

JM
John Michael Weatherly

Megaphone Police Officer

NS
Natalie Shaheen

Daya

JS
Jeremy Sykes

Mall Patron / Student

JC
John Crosby

Newscaster

AK
Arriebelle Kinney

Scared student

Details

Directed by
Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse
Written by
Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States, Mexico
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 5 · 5,279 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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