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I Wanna Hold Your Hand

1978 · 99 min · Director: Robert Zemeckis ★ IMDb 6.9 · 6,387 ratings

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If they missed Beatles' first appearance in the U.S.A. they would hate themselves for the rest of their lives! So four young girls from New Jersey set off even though they don't have tickets for the show! The journey is full of surprises and misfortunes but the young ladies are determined to reach their idols.

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I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
20%Joy
  1. Humor35%
  2. Joy20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Anticipation
  • Excitement

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Anticipation

Dominant emotion: Joy

Humor
Anticipation
Excitement
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 3 %, then dips around 63 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorAnticipationExcitement
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor57 %53 %47 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Excitement59 %54 %46 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor61 %56 %48 %43 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Anticipation65 %58 %51 %51 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Excitement65 %56 %48 %56 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor61 %56 %41 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor61 %60 %36 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor61 %56 %36 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Anticipation59 %49 %43 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Humor58 %53 %40 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Humor57 %55 %40 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Anticipation53 %46 %46 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Anticipation49 %40 %49 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Anticipation55 %44 %54 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Anticipation60 %49 %53 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Humor63 %48 %50 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Anticipation66 %48 %59 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Anticipation70 %48 %65 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Excitement73 %44 %56 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Joy70 %47 %42 %65 %
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

SK
Susan Kendall Newman

CJ
Christian Juttner

CJ
Christian Juttner

Peter Plimpton

WJ
Will Jordan

WJ
Will Jordan

Ed Sullivan

RM
Read Morgan

RM
Read Morgan

Peter's Father

JH
James Houghton

Eddie

MH
Michael Hewitson

Neil

Dick Miller

Sergeant Brenner

VC
Vito Carenzo

CBS Security Guard

Sherry Lynn

Cafeteria Girl #2

GL
Gene LeBell

Theatre Cop: Reese

PB
Pete Belcher

Security Guard at CBS

NP
Nick Pellegrino

Lou the Guard

RL
Roberta Lee Carroll

Cafeteria Girl #1

Details

Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Type
Movies
Released
1978
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 6,387 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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