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Taking Off

1971 · 93 min · Director: Milos Forman ★ IMDb 7.3 · 5,360 ratings

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Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.

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Taking Off (1971) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
  1. Humor35%
  2. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Humor
Joy
Curiosity
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 intensityHumorJoyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Melancholy32 %14 %10 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Melancholy34 %15 %14 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Melancholy37 %21 %15 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Melancholy44 %32 %13 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor51 %45 %13 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor55 %48 %12 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Anxiety55 %35 %5 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Anxiety50 %23 %2 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity47 %28 %10 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor48 %40 %17 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor50 %45 %22 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Humor49 %45 %29 %27 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Humor48 %46 %28 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Humor55 %52 %23 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Humor61 %59 %29 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Humor64 %61 %44 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Humor70 %68 %50 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Humor68 %68 %37 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Humor59 %57 %18 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Humor54 %52 %13 %36 %
Rags to riches

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

GE
Georgia Engel

GE
Georgia Engel

Margot

TH
Tony Harvey

TH
Tony Harvey

Tony

AL
Audra Lindley

AL
Audra Lindley

Ann Lockston

Paul Benedict

Ben Lockston

Vincent Schiavelli

Schiavelli

DG
David Gittler

IT
Ike Turner

LH
Linnea Heacock

Jeannie Tyne

RA
Rae Allen

Mrs. Divito

FB
Frank Berle

Committee Man

PB
Philip Bruns

Policeman

GB
Gail Busman

Nancy Lockston

CC
Corinna Cristobal

Corinna Divito

BD
Barry Del Rae

Schuyler

RD
Robert Dryden

Dr. Bronson

MG
Madeline Geffen

Committee Woman

Details

Directed by
Milos Forman
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière, Milos Forman, John Guare, John Klein, Jon Klein
Type
Movies
Released
1971
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 5,360 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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