Candy Jar
2018 · 92 min · Director: Ben Shelton
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A debate team at a high school has two members, Bennett and Lona, and they both want to be team president as it looks good on a Yale or Harvard application. If only disagreements ended there. They both have single moms, rich and poor, insisting on their kids going to homecoming. They both dress up and go to the movies instead. Maybe they're not that different. They end up having to cooperate to get into state tournament in debate. Can they?
Emotional fingerprint
Candy Jar (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Excitement25%
- Love20%
- Satisfaction15%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Hope
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Hope | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 52 % | 52 % | 8 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 45 % | 41 % | 14 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Hope | 41 % | 34 % | 20 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 46 % | 43 % | 20 % | 1 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 50 % | 46 % | 19 % | 3 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Love | 48 % | 35 % | 21 % | 3 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 46 % | 28 % | 18 % | 6 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 51 % | 35 % | 13 % | 11 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 53 % | 38 % | 15 % | 15 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 53 % | 24 % | 16 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 65 % | 14 % | 11 % | 55 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 75 % | 14 % | 10 % | 73 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 66 % | 24 % | 23 % | 59 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Hope | 57 % | 38 % | 40 % | 28 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Love | 57 % | 35 % | 45 % | 9 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Love | 57 % | 20 % | 40 % | 8 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 64 % | 11 % | 45 % | 18 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Hope | 69 % | 19 % | 56 % | 26 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Hope | 68 % | 40 % | 54 % | 23 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Love | 70 % | 55 % | 45 % | 17 % |
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
Lona Skinner
Mr. Johnson
Jasmine
Davidson Debater #2
Mail Staffer
Davidson Debater #1
Davidson Debater #3
Newnan Debater
Young Lona (uncredited)
State Tournament Debater #2
Coffee Shop Patron (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Ben Shelton
- Written by
- Chad Klitzman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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