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Papi Chulo

2019 · 98 min · Director: John Butler ★ IMDb 6.6 · 2,119 ratings

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A lonely TV weatherman strikes up an unusual friendship with a middle-aged Latino migrant worker.

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Papi Chulo (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Love 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
20%Humor
  1. Love25%
  2. Humor20%
  3. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Hope

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sadness
Empathy
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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 13 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness47 %41 %41 %1 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sadness44 %38 %37 %2 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor40 %26 %29 %7 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor41 %13 %23 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor44 %13 %27 %27 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Hope50 %29 %41 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Empathy52 %38 %47 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor46 %31 %41 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Empathy46 %33 %42 %22 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Sadness49 %36 %44 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor47 %23 %33 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Humor51 %26 %34 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Sadness57 %45 %46 %12 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Sadness52 %44 %46 %5 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension52 %41 %46 %6 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Sadness64 %55 %59 %6 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Sadness77 %72 %72 %8 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Sadness79 %70 %76 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Hope73 %47 %68 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Hope68 %27 %58 %64 %
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

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Alejandro Patiño

AP
Alejandro Patiño

Ernesto

EC
Elena Campbell-Martinez

EC
Elena Campbell-Martinez

Linda

MS
Michael Shepperd

TE
Tommie Earl Jenkins

SB
Shaughn Buchholz

TB
Tom Beyer

IW
Irene White

IW
Irene White

Director

CK
Caitlin Kimball

CK
Caitlin Kimball

Horticultural Student #1

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Marisa Szczepan

Horticultural Student #2

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Brandon Kyle Goodman

Devan

BS
Blaine Swen

Todd

MM
Martin Morales

Shaved Ice Vendor

NB
Nick Bush

Boat Attendant

BM
Blaine Mizer

Karl

RD
Rosemary Dominguez

Nurse Navarro

RM
Rolando Molina

Juan

PD
Patricio Doren

Jesús

DC
Dan Crane

Hipster

Details

Directed by
John Butler
Written by
John Butler
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
98 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 2,119 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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