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After Hours

1985 · 97 min · Director: Martin Scorsese, Martin Scorsese ★ IMDb 7.6 · 101,499 ratings

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Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

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Emotional fingerprint

After Hours (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Humor
  1. Humor20%
  2. Relief10%

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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 Anxiety, Tension, Humor. Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Humor
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 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity28 %7 %28 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity34 %15 %31 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor40 %26 %34 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity43 %30 %36 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity50 %36 %39 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Disturbing59 %44 %38 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension54 %43 %29 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor48 %40 %26 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity52 %45 %36 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension57 %50 %40 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension56 %48 %34 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Sadness55 %45 %30 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension59 %51 %30 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension66 %60 %31 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension70 %63 %31 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Tension76 %70 %28 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Tension78 %64 %26 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Sadness69 %46 %31 %15 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Tension63 %43 %34 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Humor57 %35 %30 %37 %
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

Griffin Dunne

Paul Hackett

VB
Verna Bloom

VB
Verna Bloom

June

RP
Robert Plunket

Street Pickup

RS
Rocco Sisto

Coffee Shop Cashier

LB
Larry Block

Taxi Driver

Victor Argo

Diner Cashier

MM
Murray Moston

Subway Attendant

JP
John P. Codiglia

Transit Cop

CE
Clarke Evans

Neighbor #1

VB
Victor Bumbalo

Neighbor #2

Details

Written by
Joseph Minion
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 101,499 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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