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A Pain in the Ass

1973 · 85 min · Director: Édouard Molinaro ★ IMDb 7 · 4,142 ratings

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Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. He checks in a hotel without knowing that his neighbour has become neurotic after his wife left him.

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A Pain in the Ass (1973) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Humor35%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 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
  • Tension
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Humor
Tension
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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 peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension44 %15 %44 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension42 %17 %40 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor40 %25 %35 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor37 %27 %31 %17 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
27.5 %≈ 23′Tension62 %35 %52 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Relief57 %43 %42 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor54 %46 %35 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Sympathy55 %47 %30 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Humor56 %50 %29 %42 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Humor58 %48 %39 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Sympathy64 %44 %55 %47 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Relief65 %47 %55 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Humor63 %56 %44 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Humor65 %63 %42 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Humor67 %62 %50 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Tension66 %57 %56 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Humor68 %55 %62 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Tension72 %54 %63 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Humor72 %58 %56 %46 %
Rags to riches

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

Lino Ventura

Ralf Milan

JB
Jacques Brel

NC
Nino Castelnuovo

NC
Nino Castelnuovo

Bellhop, room boy

MG
Michele Gammino

XD
Xavier Depraz

FD
François Dyrek

AV
André Valardy

AC
Angela Cardile

JT
Jean-Louis Tristan

Hotel inspector

JF
Jean Franval

Truck driver

PC
Pierre Collet

Butcher

AB
Arlette Balkis

Patient

JG
Jacques Galland

Maître Chamfort, notary

LB
Liza Braconnier

Mrs. Randoni (uncredited)

PF
Pierre Forget

Félix (uncredited)

SL
Sylvain Lévignac

Nurse at the psychiatric clinic (uncredited)

ÉM
Édouard Molinaro

Café owner (uncredited)

EV
Eric Vasberg

Rally driver (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Édouard Molinaro
Written by
Francis Veber
Type
Movies
Released
1973
Runtime
85 min
Country
France, Italy
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 4,142 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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