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American Dreamz

2006 · 107 min · Director: Paul Weitz ★ IMDb 5.5 · 25,708 ratings

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The new season of "American Dreamz," the wildly popular television singing contest, has captured the country's attention, as the competition looks to be between a young Midwestern gal and a showtunes-loving young man from Orange County. Recently awakened President Staton even wants in on the craze, as he signs up for the potential explosive season finale.

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American Dreamz (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Surprise 20%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Envy15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Humor
Tension
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 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor50 %48 %27 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor46 %41 %25 %31 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity41 %30 %21 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness43 %29 %19 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor45 %38 %15 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor45 %43 %16 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Humor46 %44 %21 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Humor49 %48 %23 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor50 %49 %28 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Humor46 %40 %31 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity43 %33 %23 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Humor44 %38 %14 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Humor49 %40 %26 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension56 %35 %46 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Sadness60 %34 %51 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension59 %34 %51 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Tension55 %33 %50 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Tension60 %38 %56 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Tension69 %45 %55 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Humor67 %48 %33 %22 %
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

Jennifer Coolidge

Martha Kendoo

SG
Sam Golzari

SG
Sam Golzari

Omer

Judy Greer

Accordo

BW
Bernard White

Agha Babur

TY
Tony Yalda

Iqbal Riza

Noureen DeWulf

Shazzy Riza

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Nazneen Riza

LK
Lisa K. Wyatt

Aunt Edna

BH
Beau Holden

Uncle Fitz

JH
Jay Harik

Ali Riza

AB
Adam Busch

Sholem Glickstein

Details

Directed by
Paul Weitz
Written by
Paul Weitz
Type
Movies
Released
2006
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 25,708 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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