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D.C. Cab

1983 · 100 min · Director: Joel Schumacher ★ IMDb 5.6 · 5,755 ratings

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The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.

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D.C. Cab (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Love10%

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

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Excitement
  • Hope

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Humor
Excitement
Hope
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 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorExcitementHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor55 %53 %33 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor53 %53 %24 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor55 %55 %20 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor56 %56 %23 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor54 %54 %23 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor52 %51 %24 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor50 %48 %23 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Humor52 %46 %25 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor61 %46 %35 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension64 %46 %39 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Humor63 %49 %36 %49 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Hope64 %49 %36 %59 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Hope67 %43 %36 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension70 %31 %30 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Empathy69 %31 %30 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension69 %41 %43 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Hope74 %43 %55 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension81 %43 %68 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Excitement77 %46 %61 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Hope66 %47 %37 %55 %
Riches to rags

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

MT
Mr. T

MT
Mr. T

Samson

MG
Max Gail

MG
Max Gail

Harold

BM
Bill Maher

Baba

PP
Peter Paul

DP
David Paul

DJ
DeWayne Jessie

Bongo

TC
Timothy Carey

Angel of Death

GG
Gloria Gifford

Miss Floyd

CB
Charlie Barnett

Tyrone

John Diehl

Head Kidnapper

DS
Dennis Stewart

Ski Mask Hoodlum

AD
Anne DeSalvo

Myrna

BZ
Bob Zmuda

Cubby

JM
Jim Moody

Arnie

Ron Canada

Policeman #4

Details

Directed by
Joel Schumacher
Written by
Joel Schumacher, Topper Carew
Type
Movies
Released
1983
Runtime
100 min
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 5,755 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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