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Buddy Buddy

1981 · 96 min · Director: Billy Wilder ★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,605 ratings

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During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the courthouse while his next door depressed neighbor wants to commit suicide due to marital problems.

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Buddy Buddy (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
  1. Humor30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Sympathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Humor
Tension
Sympathy
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension47 %20 %45 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension48 %29 %44 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor46 %38 %39 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor50 %36 %40 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension59 %36 %48 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor60 %48 %45 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor59 %53 %46 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension59 %49 %48 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor55 %49 %36 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Humor55 %53 %29 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Humor59 %57 %25 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Humor59 %57 %26 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Humor60 %51 %39 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension65 %51 %50 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Humor66 %59 %50 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Humor68 %60 %56 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Tension73 %60 %68 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Humor71 %65 %56 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Humor65 %67 %35 %13 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Walter Matthau

Trabucco

MC
Miles Chapin

MC
Miles Chapin

Eddie, the Bellhop

ME
Michael Ensign

Michael Ensign

Assistant Manager

FF
Fil Formicola

CH
C.J. Hunt

BR
Bette Raya

Mexican Maid

RS
Ronnie Sperling

Hippy Husband

SG
Suzie Galler

Pregnant Wife

JS
John Schubeck

Newscaster

Ed Begley Jr.

Lieutenant #1

FF
Frank Farmer

Lieutenant #2

TK
Tom Kindle

Highway Patrolman #1

BM
Biff Manard

Highway Patrolman #2

NA
Neile Adams

Saleswoman

Details

Directed by
Billy Wilder
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,605 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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