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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

1998 · 84 min · Director: John Murlowski ★ IMDb 4.1 · 2,842 ratings

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After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been born. Unfortunately, a wishing machine, invented by professor Keenbean, picked up the wish and made it come true. Now Richie finds himself in a parallel world where his only hope is to find professor Keenbean and the wishing machine so he can wish things back to normal.

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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Joy 35%, Humor 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Joy
25%Humor
  1. Joy35%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Joy, Humor, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Family. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Joy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Joy50 %32 %43 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor48 %39 %30 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor50 %49 %21 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor53 %53 %23 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor57 %48 %23 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Tension65 %34 %13 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Sadness65 %26 %5 %45 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Tension63 %30 %4 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Tension63 %39 %5 %55 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Humor63 %49 %9 %53 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Tension61 %45 %9 %53 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Sadness60 %39 %9 %53 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Tension59 %40 %10 %51 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Hope56 %34 %11 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Hope60 %30 %14 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Tension65 %38 %13 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Sadness66 %43 %14 %57 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Hope73 %39 %34 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Joy78 %33 %61 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 82′Joy77 %30 %73 %17 %
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

DG
David Gallagher

DG
David Gallagher

Richie Rich

Eugene Levy

Professor Keenbean

KC
Keene Curtis

KC
Keene Curtis

Cadbury

JR
Jake Richardson

JR
Jake Richardson

Reggie Van Dough

Martin Mull

Mr. Rich

RF
Richard Fancy

Richard Fancy

Mr. Van Dough

MM
Marla Maples

MM
Marla Maples

Mrs. Van Dough

BJ
Blake Jeremy Collins

BJ
Blake Jeremy Collins

Freckles

AS
Austin Stout

Pee Wee

Kathleen Freeman

Miss Peabody

Richard Riehle

Sgt. Mooney

DM
Don McLeod

Irona / Evil Irona

BB
Billy Burnette

Nigel

RH
Robert Hart

Mick

RS
Rex Smith

Rudy

CB
Candi Brough

Verva Twin #1

RB
Randi Brough

Verva Twin #2

JJ
Jim Jackman

Shorty

Details

Directed by
John Murlowski
Written by
Jason Feffer, Mark Furey, Rob Kerchner, Rob Kerchner
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.1 · 2,842 ratings
Feels mostly
Joy
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