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Father of the Year

2018 · 94 min · Director: Tyler Spindel ★ IMDb 5.2 · 13,754 ratings

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When two buddies' drunken debate about whose father would win in a fight is taken seriously by one of their fathers, things go bad. Jobs are lost, relationships ruined, futures destroyed, and middle-aged men are knocked out. In this coming of age story about two recent college graduates spending a few weeks at home before they move to New York, our best friends come to grips with who their fathers really are as they start to see the world with adult eyes.

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Father of the Year (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
15%Love
  1. Humor35%
  2. Love15%
  3. Relief10%

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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, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 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

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  • Humor
  • Love
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

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Love
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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 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorLoveTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor48 %48 %10 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor49 %49 %9 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor50 %50 %11 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor53 %49 %15 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor60 %49 %10 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor61 %50 %8 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor55 %51 %11 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor57 %56 %9 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor63 %58 %14 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Love60 %53 %28 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor61 %55 %23 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Humor64 %59 %15 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Humor60 %55 %26 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Humor59 %54 %36 %19 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Humor57 %53 %31 %16 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Humor54 %49 %23 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Humor57 %53 %29 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Humor65 %60 %40 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Humor67 %62 %40 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

Nat Faxon

Mardy

JB
Joey Bragg

MS
Matt Shively

Larry

BM
Bridgit Mendler

Meredith

BK
Bill Kottkamp

PJ

MS
Moses Storm

Trey

Allen Covert

Trey's dad

MH
Melanie Hutsell

Trey's Mom

AH
Alin Halajian

Office Techie

KD
Kateri DeMartino

Wife Carry Competitor Athlete

EJ
Edward James Gage

Ron

RA
Ralph Ayala

Wife Carrying Competitor

AP
Anthony Pelton

Spectator

JR
Jessica Rockwood

Hillbilly Hot Tub Girl

PR
Peyton Russ

Aiden

PM
Paul Melendy

James

JS
Jared Sandler

Nathan

Details

Directed by
Tyler Spindel
Written by
Tyler Spindel, Brandon Cournoyer, Brandon Cournoyer
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.2 · 13,754 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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