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Electric Dreams

1984 · 96 min · Director: Steve Barron ★ IMDb 6.4 · 10,141 ratings

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Miles buys himself a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing thoughts and emotions after having champagne spilled on it. Things start getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, the computer, fall in love with Madeline, an attractive neighbor.

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Electric Dreams (1984) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Humor 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Love
25%Humor
  1. Love30%
  2. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Humor, Curiosity. Genres: Comedy, Music, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Humor and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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  • Love
  • Humor
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Love
Humor
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 3 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveHumorCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor32 %3 %32 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor35 %10 %35 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor38 %13 %34 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity38 %14 %29 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Love41 %24 %35 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor48 %25 %46 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor51 %21 %49 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity54 %29 %46 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity54 %39 %43 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Love54 %46 %41 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Love59 %55 %39 %27 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Love60 %56 %29 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Love54 %40 %26 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension49 %23 %34 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Humor51 %16 %32 %16 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension60 %13 %25 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Tension68 %25 %26 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Love73 %54 %31 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Sadness71 %64 %34 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Love65 %58 %35 %13 %
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

Bud Cort

Edgar (voice)

DF
Don Fellows

DF
Don Fellows

Mr. Ryley

AP
Alan Polonsky

AP
Alan Polonsky

Frank

WM
Wendy Miller

HR
Harry Rabinowitz

MM
Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Ticket Girl

HD
Holly De Jong

SM
Stella Maris

Woman at Airport

MD
Mary Doran

Millie

DC
Diana Choy

Check-Out Girl

JS
Jim Steck

Removal Man

GP
Gary Pettinger

Removal Man

BC
Bob Coffey

Removal Man

Mac McDonald

Removal Man

RW
Regina Waldon

Neighbor

HC
Howland Chamberlain

Neighbor

PS
Patsy Smart

Lady in Ticket Line

Details

Directed by
Steve Barron
Written by
Rusty Lemorande
Type
Movies
Released
1984
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 10,141 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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