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Some Like It Hot

1959 · 123 min · Director: Billy Wilder ★ IMDb 8.2 · 308,231 ratings

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Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city. Their only opportunity comes in the form of joining an all-girl band as they prepare to leave on a tour. The two disguise themselves as women and struggle to keep their identities secret as they deal with the problems this brings.

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Some Like It Hot (1959) — 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%
  3. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 8.2/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Love

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Humor
Tension
Love
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 8 %, then dips around 63 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension57 %42 %48 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor55 %48 %39 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor57 %43 %39 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension66 %39 %49 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Humor65 %51 %38 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Humor61 %61 %26 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Humor64 %64 %25 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Humor64 %64 %20 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Humor60 %60 %18 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Humor58 %56 %20 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Humor57 %54 %23 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Humor56 %53 %20 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 77′Humor55 %51 %19 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 83′Humor60 %54 %20 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 89′Humor68 %60 %26 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Humor68 %53 %44 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Tension65 %38 %56 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 108′Sadness68 %36 %60 %19 %
92.5 %≈ 114′Tension73 %48 %60 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 120′Humor75 %58 %53 %43 %
Icarus

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

PO
Pat O'Brien

BG
Billy Gray

DB
Dave Barry

Beinstock

MM
Mike Mazurki

Spats' Henchman

HW
Harry Wilson

Spats' Henchman

BW
Beverly Wills

Dolores

BD
Barbara Drew

Nellie

EG
Edward G. Robinson Jr.

Johnny Paradise

MF
Mary Foley

Band Member (uncredited)

GJ
Georgia Joan Hannan

Band Member (uncredited)

CO
Colleen O'Sullivan

Band Member (uncredited)

AB
Al Breneman

Bellhop (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Billy Wilder
Written by
Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond, Robert Thoeren, Michael Logan
Type
Movies
Released
1959
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.2 · 308,231 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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