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Eating Raoul

1982 · 87 min · Director: Paul Bartel, Paul Bartel ★ IMDb 6.8 · 10,116 ratings

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A prudish married couple feel put upon by the swingers living in their apartment building. One night, by accident, they discover a way to both rid themselves of the “perverts” down the hall and simultaneously realize their dream of opening a restaurant.

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Eating Raoul (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Surprise 20%, Disgust 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Disgust. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Disgust. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Humor
Disturbing
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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 peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor37 %37 %10 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor43 %41 %16 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor53 %48 %30 %32 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor54 %48 %34 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor48 %43 %26 %32 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Humor50 %44 %29 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor57 %53 %36 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Humor61 %60 %38 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Humor64 %64 %41 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Humor65 %64 %46 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Humor63 %56 %48 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 50′Humor56 %45 %43 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Humor54 %45 %38 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Humor54 %51 %35 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 63′Humor53 %53 %29 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Humor56 %56 %28 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 72′Humor63 %61 %36 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 76′Humor66 %63 %50 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Humor67 %62 %58 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 85′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

Paul Bartel

Paul Bland

RB
Robert Beltran

RB
Robert Beltran

Raoul Mendoza

SS
Susan Saiger

RP
Richard Paul

RP
Richard Paul

Mr. Cray

JS
John Shearin

DP
Darcy Pulliam

DP
Darcy Pulliam

Nurse Sheila

GG
Garry Goodrow

GG
Garry Goodrow

Drunk Swinger

RB
Richard Blackburn

Hamilton Camp

John Peck

Buck Henry

Mr. Leech

AM
Anna Mathias

Ms. Adams

BC
Billy Curtis

Little Person

JP
John Paragon

Sex Shop Salesman

CB
Charles B. Griffith

(uncredited)

John Landis

Man at Bank (uncredited)

HM
Hanns Manship

Thomas

LH
Lynn Hobart

Lady Customer

Details

Written by
Paul Bartel, Richard Blackburn, Paul Bartel
Type
Movies
Released
1982
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 10,116 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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