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Superman III

1983 · 125 min · Director: Richard Lester ★ IMDb 5 · 81,432 ratings

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Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.

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Superman III (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor35%
  2. Joy25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.0/10 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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  • Tension
  • Humor
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Humor
Fear
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 intensityTensionHumorFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor35 %11 %33 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor40 %23 %28 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Tension57 %51 %23 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension60 %53 %21 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Humor48 %33 %31 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Humor44 %25 %38 %5 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Empathy44 %23 %34 %7 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Humor46 %29 %34 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Tension50 %41 %31 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Tension45 %35 %26 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Humor43 %25 %24 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Empathy48 %34 %21 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Tension53 %46 %16 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Empathy59 %54 %9 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Tension63 %60 %10 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 97′Tension66 %66 %19 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 103′Tension76 %76 %19 %53 %
87.5 %≈ 109′Tension76 %68 %19 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 116′Relief59 %33 %29 %24 %
97.5 %≈ 122′Humor45 %10 %35 %5 %
Cinderella

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

Richard Pryor

August 'Gus' Gorman

PS
Pamela Stephenson

PK
Paul Kaethler

Ricky Lang

HH
Helen Horton

Miss Henderson

GS
Graham Stark

Blind Man

HW
Henry Woolf

Penguin Man

GR
Gordon Rollings

Man In Cap

PW
Peter Wear

Bank Robber

JC
Justin Case

Mime

NR
Nancy Roberts

Unemployment Clerk

BT
Bob Todd

Dignified Gent

TC
Terry Camilleri

Delivery Man

Details

Directed by
Richard Lester
Type
Movies
Released
1983
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5 · 81,432 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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