Author! Author!
1982 · 110 min · Director: Arthur Hiller
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A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.
Emotional fingerprint
Author! Author! (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Sadness 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 Empathy, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Humor
- Joy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Humor | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 43 % | 17 % | 43 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 46 % | 23 % | 40 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 49 % | 34 % | 28 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 50 % | 38 % | 24 % | 4 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 49 % | 30 % | 31 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Joy | 49 % | 31 % | 35 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 50 % | 44 % | 32 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 49 % | 41 % | 33 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 45 % | 28 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 40 % | 24 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Humor | 41 % | 26 % | 34 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 50 % | 35 % | 27 % | 10 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 54 % | 45 % | 26 % | 8 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 53 % | 48 % | 35 % | 13 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Empathy | 53 % | 45 % | 36 % | 16 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 54 % | 43 % | 30 % | 11 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 57 % | 46 % | 30 % | 20 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Joy | 63 % | 54 % | 31 % | 33 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Empathy | 69 % | 53 % | 28 % | 36 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Joy | 73 % | 42 % | 27 % | 50 % |
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
Patrick Dicker
Spike
Geraldo
Roger Slessinger
Oliver Cromwell
Fippsy Fippininni
Ted Brawn
Details
- Directed by
- Arthur Hiller
- Written by
- Israel Horovitz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1982
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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