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Small Engine Repair

2021 · 102 min · Director: John Pollono ★ IMDb 6.5 · 6,486 ratings

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Events spin wildly out of control when three lifelong friends agree to do a favor on behalf of the brash young woman they all adore.

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Small Engine Repair (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 78 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness55 %23 %12 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor55 %18 %10 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor56 %25 %15 %27 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor64 %49 %31 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension69 %56 %40 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor63 %39 %27 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor56 %25 %19 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Humor53 %18 %18 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor53 %21 %18 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension56 %35 %23 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Humor56 %34 %21 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Humor56 %30 %24 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Empathy65 %44 %48 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Disturbing81 %68 %75 %68 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Sadness93 %86 %86 %78 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Tension95 %94 %88 %70 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension91 %89 %76 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Empathy85 %76 %64 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Disturbing71 %55 %53 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Sadness52 %30 %30 %20 %
Riches to rags

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

Shea Whigham

Patrick 'Packie' Hanrahan

JS
Jordana Spiro

JS
Jordana Spiro

Karen Delgado

JP
John Pollono

Frank Romanowski

Ciara Bravo

Crystal Romanowski

SH
Spencer House

Chad Walker

JP
Jennifer Pollono

Dottie

JB
Joshua Bitton

Lawrence Swaino

MR
Michael Redfield

Tommy Hanrahan

Josh Helman

Anthony Romanowski

AA
Ashlie Atkinson

Diane Swaino

SE
Shannon Esper

Judy Swaino

JL
Jenna Lamia

Patty Swaino

SC
Sean Carrigan

Sean

AJ
Ajna Jai

Judy

OS
Ozzie Stewart

Liquor Store Clerk

TD
Tom Draper

Mikey The Bartender

HJ
Hunter Jones

Young Terrance Swaino

Details

Directed by
John Pollono
Written by
John Pollono
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 6,486 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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