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Catch-22

1970 · 121 min · Director: Mike Nichols ★ IMDb 7.1 · 27,399 ratings

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A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.

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Emotional fingerprint

Catch-22 (1970) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Tension. Genres: Comedy, War. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 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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  • Disturbing
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Hope

Disturbing
Sadness
Tension
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 18 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingSadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension43 %22 %10 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension53 %28 %11 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor59 %31 %16 %43 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension64 %35 %24 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Humor56 %24 %15 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Humor46 %16 %5 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Tension44 %23 %5 %32 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Tension48 %28 %6 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Humor54 %31 %13 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension56 %34 %30 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Sadness59 %35 %44 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Humor61 %36 %46 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Sadness66 %44 %55 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Sadness75 %60 %66 %56 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Sadness84 %76 %70 %66 %
77.5 %≈ 94′Disturbing89 %85 %70 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 100′Disturbing89 %85 %70 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 106′Tension84 %72 %66 %71 %
92.5 %≈ 112′Hope80 %60 %63 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 118′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Jon Voight

1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder

Orson Welles

Brigadier General Dreedle

Bob Balaban

Capt. Orr

SB
Susanne Benton

Dreedle's WAC

NF
Norman Fell

First Sgt. Towser

Charles Grodin

Captain Aarfy Aardvark

Austin Pendleton

Lt. Col. Moodus

PB
Peter Bonerz

Captain J.S. McWatt

JK
Jon Korkes

Snowden

JB
John Brent

Cathcart's Receptionist

Details

Directed by
Mike Nichols
Written by
Buck Henry, Joseph Heller
Type
Movies
Released
1970
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 27,399 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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