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Cook Up a Storm

2017 · 98 min · Director: Wai-Man Yip, Raymond Yip Wai-Man ★ IMDb 6.3 · 3,515 ratings

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A Cantonese street cook and his chief rival, a French-trained Michelin-starred chef, discover they have a lot in common as they prepare for a world-famous culinary competition. An international culinary competition becomes a battleground between rival cooks, but their rivalry takes an unexpected turn when they discover a common foe and combine their skills in a fusion of East and West.

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Cook Up a Storm (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Satisfaction 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Joy10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Satisfaction. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Satisfaction. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Joy
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Joy
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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 rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionJoyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity35 %12 %23 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Joy39 %14 %21 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sympathy45 %21 %14 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity46 %28 %11 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension45 %35 %10 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Tension46 %36 %13 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity48 %31 %18 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity50 %35 %11 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Sympathy56 %45 %9 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension61 %54 %19 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension64 %60 %30 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension58 %53 %31 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Sympathy51 %38 %18 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Sympathy60 %43 %6 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension61 %49 %13 %39 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Curiosity55 %45 %25 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Tension61 %54 %29 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Tension71 %51 %39 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Joy77 %32 %58 %18 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

YG
You Ge

JY
Jung Yong-hwa

Paul

TY
Tang Yan

Hai Dan Mei

MB
Michelle Bai

Mayo

GY
Ge You

Hong Qi

DH
Du Haitao

Fan Tuan

JC
Jim Chim Sui-Man

Da Wei Wang

HM
Hai Ming Wei

Er Yong

MW
Michelle Wai Si-Nga

Lin Zi Shan

WT
Wang Taili

Li Jia Cong

LX
Liu Xianda

San Mao

HL
Helena Law Lan

Grandmother Zhang

HW
Hao Wenting

BM
Barbora Mottlová

Princess

LŽ
Ladislav Županič

HZ
Han Zhi

Driver from Hunan

PL
Pion Lio

Ritual Girl

WD
Wu Dong

Cleaner

Details

Written by
Manfred Wong, Yi Liu, Jingling Li, Liu Yi, Manfred Wong Man-Chun, Li Jing Ling
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
98 min
Country
Hong Kong, China
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 3,515 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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