Spetters
1980 · 120 min · Director: Paul Verhoeven
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Three amateur dirt-bike racers each fall in love with a young woman who, with her brother, sells French fries and hotdogs at the races. Everyone is looking for a better life: she wants out of the business and away from her brother; and the motocross racers want to make their marks as professionals in their sport.
Emotional fingerprint
Spetters (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Excitement20%
- Love15%
- Anxiety10%
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Disturbing
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Disturbing | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Excitement | 37 % | 2 % | 15 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 39 % | 3 % | 26 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 45 % | 3 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 57 % | 5 % | 18 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Excitement | 61 % | 9 % | 20 % | 39 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Excitement | 50 % | 14 % | 29 % | 40 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Disturbing | 44 % | 15 % | 29 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 50 % | 8 % | 24 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Excitement | 54 % | 5 % | 21 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 56 % | 25 % | 16 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 64 % | 53 % | 11 % | 23 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 60 % | 53 % | 11 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 49 % | 31 % | 19 % | 23 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 51 % | 28 % | 33 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 70 % | 49 % | 56 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 64 % | 79 % | 74 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Sadness | 83 % | 68 % | 69 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 74 % | 59 % | 41 % | 53 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Excitement | 74 % | 51 % | 34 % | 51 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Sadness | 82 % | 65 % | 40 % | 50 % |
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
Eef
Rien's vader
Hans' vader
Eef's vader
Oude Homosexueel
Doctor
Meisje op bromfiets
Gerrit's vrouw
Hell's Angel
Priester
Details
- Directed by
- Paul Verhoeven
- Written by
- Gerard Soeteman, Jan Wolkers
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1980
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Country
- Netherlands
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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