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California Suite

1978 · 103 min · Director: Herbert Ross ★ IMDb 6.2 · 9,237 ratings

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The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

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California Suite (1978) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Love 25%, Empathy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
25%Love
  1. Humor30%
  2. Love25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
Tension
Empathy
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 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor52 %52 %16 %6 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor51 %51 %21 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor49 %48 %25 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor51 %43 %36 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension55 %40 %43 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor58 %37 %36 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Sadness67 %29 %33 %61 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Empathy71 %33 %30 %60 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor64 %51 %29 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor61 %61 %30 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Humor63 %61 %29 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Humor63 %53 %35 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension68 %38 %46 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sadness74 %36 %48 %58 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Humor70 %51 %50 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Humor67 %59 %57 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Humor67 %59 %59 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Humor70 %64 %56 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Humor71 %64 %45 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Love68 %57 %28 %38 %
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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

Alan Alda

Bill Warren

Maggie Smith

Diana Barrie

Walter Matthau

Marvin Michaels

EM
Elaine May

Millie Michaels

DG
Denise Galik

DG
Denise Galik

Bunny

Richard Pryor

Dr. Chauncey Gump

GG
Gloria Gifford

Lola Gump

SF
Sheila Frazier

Bettina Panama

DS
David Sheehan

David Sheehan

MB
Michael Boyle

Desk Clerk

LL
Len Lawson

Frank

GA
Gino Ardito

Plumber

JZ
Jerrold Ziman

Man on Phone

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Clint Young

Doorman

DM
David Matthau

Bellboy

JE
James Espinoza

Busboy

Details

Directed by
Herbert Ross
Written by
Neil Simon
Type
Movies
Released
1978
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 9,237 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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