Buddy Games
2019 · 97 min · Director: Josh Duhamel
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Josh Duhamel (Transformers) stars in this wild and hilarious, no-holds-barred comedy. After six lifelong friends have a five year falling out, Bob (Duhamel), aka "The Bobfather", reunites his pals for the Buddy Games, an insane competition of absurd physical and mental challenges with the chance to win a $150,000 pot. Now all bets are off, as the determined dudes fight, claw, and party for the big bucks in this star-studded bro-fest featuring Dax Shepard (CHiPs), Olivia Munn (Office Christmas Party) and Kevin Dillon ("Entourage").
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Buddy Games (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Smile 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Smile25%
- Excitement20%
- Love10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Excitement. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 4.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Excitement
- Disgust
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Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Disgust
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Excitement | Disgust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 50 % | 43 % | 37 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 46 % | 40 % | 26 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 43 % | 38 % | 16 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 46 % | 36 % | 16 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sympathy | 50 % | 35 % | 15 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 48 % | 36 % | 14 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 48 % | 39 % | 21 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Disgust | 56 % | 44 % | 40 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Excitement | 63 % | 49 % | 54 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 64 % | 49 % | 44 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Disgust | 66 % | 46 % | 31 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 61 % | 45 % | 33 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 54 % | 41 % | 33 % | 11 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 54 % | 36 % | 27 % | 11 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 60 % | 38 % | 21 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Disgust | 69 % | 40 % | 28 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Excitement | 69 % | 41 % | 48 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Excitement | 61 % | 44 % | 50 % | 15 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Humor | 55 % | 45 % | 34 % | 30 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Disgust | 53 % | 45 % | 23 % | 43 % |
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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Details
- Directed by
- Josh Duhamel
- Written by
- Josh Duhamel, Jude Weng, Bob Schwartz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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